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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a partial inspection of the Seneca II Mine conducted on October 19, 2004 by Mike Boulay of the DMG. Robert Shevling of Seneca Coal Company (SCC) was present during the inspection. Weather conditions were cloudy with intermittent rain. It began raining hazd towazd the end of the inspection. Ground conditions were wet and the mine site was partially snow covered. Other than the use of the shop and truck wash facilities, there was no activity at the mine site. Roads Road surfaces site wide were wet and muddy. Access to the site was limited to the two bone yazd azeas, the shop/facilities azea, and the permanent_road accessing the Upper Wolf Creek azea. The permanent access road became impassable beyond the location of the Wadge Pasture. Water was flowing in the road ditches along the access road. Road ditches appeazed to be stable with no significant signs of erosion. All other mine site roads were impassable due to very muddy and slick conditions. Hydroloeic Balance Pond 002 and the Truck Wash Ponds were the only sedimentation ponds inspected. Pond 002 was discharging a small amount of cleaz water at the time of the inspection. The Truck Wash Ponds were retaining water but not dischazging. The Pecoco Pond was viewed from above on the access road. This pond was full up to the principal spillway. Ponds 004 and 008 could not be viewed from the access road. No problems were noted at any of the pond locations. Fish & Wildlife The sharp-tailed grouse lek located in the Wadge Pasture azea was viewed. Approximately 15 grouse were observed in the general vicinity of the lek.