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Tom Ehmett and Henry Austin of the OSM/ Albuquerque Field Office (AFO ) <br />accompanied Susan Morrison and Larry Routen of the Colorado Division of <br />Minerals and Geology (DMG) on a complete stastical sample oversight inspection <br />of the Peabody Coal Company, Seneca II Mine, on August 18 thru 20, 1992. The <br />principal mine representative was Chuck McCulloh and other mine representatives <br />included: Scott Williams, Roy Karo, and Dennis Hunter. Weather conditions were <br />partly cloudy and warm with basically dry ground conditions. The area including the <br />minesite experienced sizeable storm events the weekend preceding the inspection, <br />8/16 in particular according to those present, and the pemtittee was busy repairing <br />and maintaining culverts, roadside ditches, drop structures, etc., throughout the <br />inspection. This work was both voluntary and at DMG's direction during the <br />inspection. Actual surtace water runoff was not observed on the areas inspected. <br />All principal sedimentation ponds were discharging as was the Pecoco <br />impoundment. The Wadge impoundment was not discharging. The most recent <br />DGM inspection here was a partial inspection conducted on 8/13/92 and the last <br />OSM oversight inspection was conducted on 6/21/91. <br />We began the inspection by briefly reviewing Exhibit: 12-1 (Operations Plan) as an <br />aid to help me familiarize myself with the site. We then proceeded to the north end <br />of the present active Wolf Creek Pit and overviewed/discussed the operation from <br />this vantage. The dragline here is working pits in the Wolf Creek and Wadge mining <br />fields alternately. The current mining sequence maps show coal removal to be <br />complete in both these fields during 1996. Topsoil has been removed between the <br />current pit and the haulroad. We next observed/stopped at the southwest aspect <br />q mFq <br />