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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 Matr Strip Mine conducted on October 20, 2004 by Mike Boulay of the DMG. Weather conditions were cloudy and windy. Ground conditions were damp and muddy. There were no representatives from Kerr Coal Company present during the inspection and there was no activity at the mine site. Roads The permanent light use road was rutted from recent traffic during wet conditions. The road was damp but passable at the time of the inspection. Road ditches were stable and in good condition. As noted below, some minor rills have formed above the road ditch on the west side of the light use road. Hvdroloeic Balance Sedimentation Ponds C, D, E, F, and G were viewed. None of the ponds were dischazging but all were retaining significantly more water than at the time of the last inspection. Pond G was only holding a few inches of water. Pond embankments, inlets and dischazge structures were stable and no problems were noted at any of these sediment pond locations. Ponds A and B were not inspected. There appears to be more available moisture at the site as compazed to this time last yeaz. There also appears to have been significant recent runoff at the site. This was evident by the minor rills that have formed in some locations along the west side of the permanent light use road above the road ditch directly across from the surface facilities azea and in isolated locations fiuther to the north along the road. The rills aze not prohibiting successful revegetation and do not appeaz to be disrupting the approved postmining land use at this time. If the rills deepen and become problematic, then these azeas will need to be regraded or otherwise stabilized. Small amounts of dried grass and sediment were deposited in the Pond D inlet indicative of recent rainfall and runoff into the pond.