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piping around the principal spillway. However, it may also originate from within <br />one of the pre-fabricated cells. Permittee and MLRD will monitor the situation and <br />take remedial action as necessary. <br />General comments: The access road to this area is well maintained with <br />ditches/culverts open and functional. Surtace water downdrains, clear water <br />diversions, disscharge points were all well maintained with no evidence of erosion. <br />Because the Snajority of the East mine area was developed pre-SMCRA very little <br />topsoil has been salvaged. Material placed in the bench fills has been approved as <br />as an alternative resoiling material. The post mining land use for the East mine area <br />is grazing/wildlife. <br />Run of Mine Coal Stockpile area -This area has been utilized as a shop/training <br />facility and timber storage location. Cut material from the development of the East <br />mine portals was placed in a pre-SMCRA side hill fill in this area. This had been <br />identified as apre-existing structure at the time of original permit issuance. No <br />additional placement of material had been anticipated. It is presumed that this <br />material will eventually be utilized for the backfilling and grading of the East mine <br />area. MLRD has recently approved the stockpiling of coal on the fill area. Because <br />SMCRA design standards were not employed during the construction of the fill <br />and, to the authors knowledge, there is no current stability analyses for the <br />structure the addition of the load bearing material(coal) to the fill may adversely <br />affect its integrity. MLRD should require an analyses of the structure based on the <br />anticipated loading and require remedial action if necessary. This could be <br />accomplished in conjunction with the MLRD review of the pre-existing road leading <br />into this area which is a part of the cun'ent Mid-Term Review. <br />Surtace drainage from the stockpile area is controlled by a siltation structure. It <br />appears to have been constructed as designed. The principal spillway is currently <br />being "leased" to a coyote and her pups. Permittee indicates that he may have to <br />serve her with an eviction notice if she hasn't vacated the premises by the 15th of <br />June. There appears to be little likelihood of the pond discharging anytime in the <br />near future. <br />During the inspection of this area dust suppression measures were being <br />conducted on the access road through the use of a water truck. After the truck <br />exited the area it became evident that drainage from the stockpile area was not <br />being directed to the siltation structure as required. It appeared as this situation <br />had recently developed due to the coal truck traffic eliminating the berms and <br />ditches that had been directing drainage to the pond. MLRD issued a Notice of <br />Violation for failure to pass. Also, drainage from the access road has been directed "` <br />to a "window" in the road berm. Minor erosion has occun'ed as a result. Permittee, <br />during the inspection, took con'ective measures to ensure the situation does not <br />develop into a violation. A half round cubert was installed. In that this will be a long <br />term discharge point for the road drainage the Permittee should incorporate it in <br />