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Bebw are cmameota m me aepecfim The cmimeata mrirde dnmaom of ohewatiom made dumg the mepccem Commrste a4o deernbe aay eaforcemmt ar3me taken duma the mapcctim end the facts or eadeoce eappmh~g the eafmccmeoe atlim This was a complete inspection of the Southfield Mine conducted by Susan Burgmaier of DMG. AI Weaver of EFCI was present during the inspection. The mine is actively producing and shipping coal. Records were inspected and found to be in compliance. Documentation of records reviewed is attached. Sfgns and Markers were in. place as required. Roads were well maintained. The operator will be installing additional rip rap in the county road ditch where down cutting has occurred, and where surface runoff from the road has created a small gully into the ditch. Hydrologic Balance Sedimentation Pond 1 had been dredged. The sediment level was at least ivvo feet below the discharge gate. Amore precise sediment level could not be determined since the pond held water roughly two feet below the discharge level. The inlet on the northeast end of the pond had been blocked, as directed by DMG during the last inspection. Runoff from the coal storage area now enters the pond on the west end, as originally designed, to prevent short circuiting of the pond. Sedimentation Pond 5 had been partially dredged, but the contractor had not yet completed the job. It appeared that the amount of material removed allowed for adequate sediment storage in the pond. The operator indicated the contractor would complete the dredging in early November. The inlet culvert to the pond was clear. Sediment Pond 3 held water well below the discharge level. The inlet channels were in excellent condition. Both water storage ponds held water below the indicated high water levels. Repairs to the Pond 2 liner had not been done, and need to be completed by October 31, 1997, as previously directed by DMG. The culvert at the crossing from the access/haul road to the refuse pile had been cleaned out and was functional. Ditches around the refuse pile were in dry and in good condition, with no evidence of recent standing water. The Magpie Creek Diversion was stable and in good condition. A sheet of corrugated metal from the storage area that had blown into the channel had not yet been removed. This should be done as soon as possible to ensure that the metal will not interfere with any channel flow should it occur. The alternate sediment control structures at the explosives storage area, Monarch Fan, rock dust tank, and Newlin Creek topsoil pile were functional. Water bars in place on the light use road to the explosives area are carrying a considerable amount SattlfeN -lite C-81-014 OmYwi ~3, 1887