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Ilt. 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. "H" Road reclamation has recently been initiated, and grading is to be completed this year. Topsoiiing and seeding will likely be completed next year. The project appears to be on schedule. There are several gullies on the steep fill slope at the upper end of Road "J", within the Pond 16 disturbed area. Road ditches along this segment need to be cleaned out, rills and gullies need to be repaired, and the Culvert J-5 outlet channel and road ditch outlet channels in the vicinity need to be riprapped. Hvdroloaic Balance Sediment Pond 005 water level was 3 feet below top of riser; no discharge. Sediment Pond 006 was discharging over the top of riser, approximately 30 gpm, clear water. At Sediment Pond 016, there was typical inflow from the French drain, and the pond was discharging clear water over the top of the riser. A road dip or water bar with a stabilized outlet to the sediment pond is recommended for the Pond 016 light use road, to direct runoff from the road into the pond in a more controlled manner. Pond 016A was not discharging. There was a trickle of clear water discharging over the top of the riser at Pond 017. Backfill and Gradino Compliance with Approved Schedule Road reclamation/reduction grading appears to be in compliance with approved schedule. Pit reclamation grading (and topsoiling) is ahead of approved schedule for the Wadge Pits. Remaining Wadge pit highwalls are limited to a lower segment of the South Leg pit and a segment of the North Leg pit in the Pond 16 watershed, both areas scheduled for completion of backfill and grading in 2006, under the approved schedule. Grading, topsoiling and seeding has been completed in all W adge areas scheduled for grading in 2005, as well as various areas scheduled for grading in 2006. Grading has been largely completed in the Pond 017 watershed Wadge Pit areas scheduled for grading in 2007 and 2008, and topsoiling has been initiated in upper portions of the area. Additional final grading remains to be done to eliminate abrupt slope transitions along the route of the primary drainage channel in the Pond 017 watershed. It is important that seeding and soil roughening as applicable be completed on the steep slope topsoiled areas this fall. Wolf Creek mine block grading and reclamation operations are on schedule and contemporaneous with mining operations. Apparent Stability Areas subject to slide repair grading in previous years appeared to be stable. The area of apparent cracking noted in the August 31 aerial inspection report (south end of the ridgeline pit area near Channel PM-4) was checked. Roy Karo confirmed that there had been a crack in that location, but it had been graded over, and the area had been roughened and seeded recently. This location will be visually monitored on future inspections. There was some shallow ponding noted along the toe of the slope in this location. When the area dries sufficiently, minor grading to establish positive drainage to the permanent channel should be implemented. Rills and Gullies Reclaimed areas were not extensively walked to check for rills and gullies, but at least two significant hillslope gullies 12" to 24" deep were noted during the permanent channel inspection. The gullies extended for varying distances up-slope from the JJ-BB segment of the 006-NE1 channel, upstream from the OW-1 culvert. These gullies, along with any other gullies need to be reclaimed this fall in accordance with the provisions of the approved rill and gully repair plan.