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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. The gate was locked at the entrance to the West Portal area. The three portals were blocked with screen. Most of the equipment has been removed. No liquids were at the fuel storage facility at the main mine site. The were no fiigitive dust problems observed at the train loadout. Hydroloev There were no discharges at the NPDES points. There was a little water in pond 1. The water level in pond 2 was up to the weep holes but was not discharging during the inspection. The pond 3 water level was 4 feet below discharge. Pond 4 was dry. The gated valves for ponds 1, 2 and 3 were open while pond 4's was closed. The pond at the highway coal stockpile was nearly full and needed to be pumped out. The pumped water would flow into the train loadout pond. There was no water in the train loadout pond. There was only a little water in the ROM pile pond. At the West Portal, the water level in the pond was 3 feet below discharge. The West Ridge waste pile pond was close to discharging, although it is nit an NPDES point. No problems with sediment levels were observed. Embankments and bir. walls appeared to be stable. Spillways were functional. At the haul road to the West Mine, afrer it departs from the Steven's Gulch road, the bottom culve:~ and the two culverts at the top of the hill need some cleaning at the inlets. The road ditch at the bottom of the hill, near the intersection with the Steven's Gulch road, needs some maintenance. At the main mine site, the ditch behind the warehouse needs some cleaning. A few rocks have fallen into the ditch. On the east side of the crusher\screener bench, there are two notches in the berm that need to be tilled. Otherwise, coal fines could be washed onto undisturbed land. On the same bench, during the inspection, the operator fixed the bales that surround the drop structure. The culvert leading to the pond at the West Portal needs cleaning at the inlet. Straw bales were up at the highway coal stockpile SAE. The silt fence on the bench outslope of the West Portal area needs some minor repair. At the main mine site, the silt fence at the vent fan bench needs repair. The other silt fences were in good condition. To soil No gullying was present on any of the topsoil piles. Topsoil piles were fairly well vegetated. All of the topsoil signs were up.