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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE Below aze comments on the inspection. The comments include discussiott of observations made during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence suppor[ing the enforcement action. General Comments This was a partial inspection of portions of the Roadside Mine facilities and reclaimed areas. Specific locations inspected included both refuse areas and reclaimed soil borrow areas in Coal Canyon, and adjacent disturbed areas along Coal Creek in the vicinity of the refuse areas; the North Portal reclaimed area; upper segment of the reclaimed overland conveyor corridor; the South Portal Facilities area and the RSRDA; the North Decline and Minewater Discharge Site 016; the reclaimed "B" Substation site; and the reclaimed RSRDA Soil Borrow Area. Weather was clear and mild, and site conditions were dry, with no significant precipitation during October. Roads Roads within the areas inspected were properly maintained. Sediment that had been deposited at the inlets of the upper Coal Creek dip section culverts had been cleaned out since the previous site inspection. Also, the water bar in the vicinity of the gate at.the North Decline, below Pond 7, had been reestablished. Hydrologic Balance All sediment ponds and SAE sumps were dry with the exception of Pond 9, which still contained water from the September rains. The Pond 9 water level was approximately 2 feet below the primary spillway elevation. Drainage and sediment control structures were properly. maintained, with only ono exception, noted here. Maintenance concerns noted in the previous site inspection had been properly addressed. The SAE silt fence at the North Portal reclaimed area had been properly replaced, and was functional. However, it appeared that the fence material had pulled away from the upper staple attachments on several of the stakes (probably knocked off by horsesl. The fencing needs to be re-secured. The gullies associated with flex pipe break on the slope below the South Portal bench had been properly regraded. Measures had been taken to secure the pipes on the slope to prevent a recurrence. The Coal Creek riprap transition zone structure in the stream channel near Pond 13 was intact and has fuhctioned as designed. Minewater Discharge Site 016 was functioning properly when checked at 3:30 p.m. on 10/27. Discharge was clear, flow was approximately 250 gpm based on a 60 second guage reading.