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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during <br />the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken dunng the inspection and the <br />facts or evidence supporting the enforcement act;on. <br />1 here ++crc remnant patches of snow at thr higher cle+alions of this sitr.:111 imlx,undntents ul thr <br />"String ul' Pearl+', except fix those silted in. contained ++ater. <br />There were clear water discharges Gom the three regulated. permanent sedimentation ponds. 'there was <br />a discharge at a depth of ± inches in the 1'-inch prinutry spill++:q euhert of the \htffat ,\re:t Punt. <br />Inllu++ to the hlutl'at Area Pond ++:ns Crom springs Isce pictures below ). Intlo++ measurements ++ere a <br />pl I of R.4. a temprrautrc of IR.4' Celsius, and a conductivity ut ±6'_0 micro nmhs per ccntintctrr. Chris <br />\liller w:ts met taking w:ucr s:unples Gum the \h,flat :\rcu Fund. <br />- - :~ : , <br />., ;: <br />- ~~ ~ A=~ <br />Combined tlu+rs from the ('enter Ridge pond were measured ut'_.411 cubic feet per second 1 ±0-inch <br />tluntel. ~dcasurcntents of the combined Iluw were a pl 1 uC 9.U. a tentperatutr of I I .>" C'elsius. anJ a <br />runducti+ity al''_,'_0 mirru mohs per centimeter. Cnllation ditch seep tk,+c parantrtcrs +verc mcasur~tl <br />at a pl I of B.R. ^ tem}teraturc ul 14. ~" ('elsius. and a runducti~ ity of ±369 micro mohs per rentinteter. <br />Purameten of Center Ridge discharge ++ere measured :ti a pl l of R.7. a lentpertture of R.'_" Celsius, and <br />:{ cundurti+iq of I R20 mirru mohs per centimeter. An intlo++ w the pond from ptt:-law areas was <br />measured at :~ pl l ul K.S. ~ tempertture of 10.9" Celsius. and o cunducti+ ily of 1 Ri(I micro mohs per <br />centintrter. <br />Discharge Gum the \1'est Ridge lxmd was a[ a depth of 1 inch in the ,6-inch priman spilhcuy ruhert. <br />there was a trickle inlet tlu++ tiom the String ul Pearls. I'herc was nu inflow from the upl,er cullectiun <br />ditch. I hrrc w:+s inlluw from sceps abo+e the ponJ. <br />:1 trickle o1'sno+amelt ++us reaching the titring of Pearl drainage+ray. <br />Some puddles of w:rter were being rcuiined in the reclaimed sediment ponds of the Oak Creek drainage <br />Isec piru+rc to the riglu un the nest pagrl. <br />C-1980-001 Coal Part+al Inspection of May 2. 2005, Page 3 of 5 pages BGW <br />