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Pg 3/3 Seneca II-W C-82-057 24 August 2004 ~ Topsoil (cont.): - Topsoil stockpile CC was well vegetated and had no erosional problems. There were numerous thistles on and around this pile that need to be sprayed. There was no sign on this pile (one must be put up). -Topsoil stockpile AA has been completely used. The pile area and access road have been regraded and topsoiled as well. -Topsoil stockpile I was being used for topsoil replacement activities. The portion that was not being used was well vegetated and had no erosional problems. The topsoil sign was in place. -Topsoil pile J was well vegetated and had no erosional problems. The topsoil sign was in place. -Topsoil pile B was well vegetated and had no erosional problems. The topsoil sign was in place. -The operator was removing topsoil from the north portion of the Wolf Creek Pit and live-hauling it to the regraded A Pit. - Most of the regraded B Pit has been topsoiled. Approximately half of the steep slopes have been pocked and seeded. The remaining half of the steep slopes still need to have the topsoil replaced. Air Resource Protection: The operator was actively watering the haul roads at the time of the inspection. Although it was very windy in the afternoons, there was very little fugitive dust from the roads, active pits or spoil piles. Slides and Damage: -The portion of the A Pit highwall that slid (by topsoil stockpile CC) was being repaired at the time of the inspection. All of the rough grading work was completed and the operator was working on the finish grading of the area. -The work on the rill and gully areas from the spring run-off appeared to be complete. Highwall Mining: -The operator was not doing and highwall mining at the Seneca II- W mine at the time of the inspection. Bond Compliance: The main focus of this inspection was the bond compliance. On the inspection pond sizes, open pit lengths and spoil volumes, road lengths, topsoil stockpile volumes and facilities were measured. All of the measurements were done with a Trimble GeoXT handheld GPS unit with TerraSync software. Data processing was completed using Trimble's GPS Pathfinder Office 2.90. All data points were field corrected using integrated WAAS and post-collection processed using a Compasscom Base Station. See the spreadsheet and maps at the end of the report for more details.