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Pond P-3 was inspected and found to be in compliance. This structure has a PVC riser for the principal spillway and a v-notch open channel emergency spillway. P-4 is a detention basin with little or no detention time. This structure accepts run-off from the road above and any discharge from P-3. Ponds P-6 and P-S have been reclaimed in the past. Pond P-5 has one open channel spillway and collects only run-off from the road. Pond P-7 is similar, has only an open channel spillway and collects run-off from the road. Ponds P-l, P-2, and P-7 are addressed in the permit as having been reclaimed. These three ponds however were locatable in the field and appear to require additional reclamation. This problem is a permit defect and must be rectified by the operator through a revision process during the next 30 days. This issue was more completely addressed during the 9-23-94 inspection of the site. See that report for additional information. Water was discharging from Mine #3 below the road and adjacent to the manhole cover at a rate estimated to be 10+ gpm. Field water quality parameters were measured. The temperature was 60 degrees F., and the pH was 6.9. The EC meter was not able to be calibrated properly, so the EC reading of 926 is suspect. The water level in the air shaft at Mine #1 was just below the secured gate. No seeps or other discharge was noted at the Mine #1 area. No evidence of vandalism or attempts at entry were noted. The areas of Mine #1 have been sufficiently vegetated so that no sediment control structures are required. This is evidenced in the permit on pages 4-19i through 4-19iii. In the past the operator has lined the shoulders of the river drainage with straw bales. This is no longer a required measure, however. The Mine #1 water treatment system was thoroughly checked and found to be in good working order. Effluent was being piped from the mine/air shaft and three of the four outlets above the Long Pond were discharging water. Heavy iron deposits were in evidence in the sump where the pipes discharged as well as in the half culvert directing drainage to the Long Pond. The Long pond had both a closed culvert primary and emergency spillway. There was thick vegetation in the pond and sparse vegetation on the pond's embankment and immediately to the south of the embankment. The operator later indicated that the pond embankment had been seeded in the fall of '93. There was no sign of emergent vegetation but numerous weeds such as hound tongue, russian and Canada thistle were observed. As indicated in the previous two inspection reports the embankment will need to be reseeded this fall. One very small seep area was noted next to the embankment.