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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the <br />inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or <br />evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection of the Seneca II Mine conducted on January 29, 2003 by Mike <br />Boulay of the DMG. Lori Smith of Seneca Coal Company was present during the entire <br />inspection. Weather conditions were cloudy and cold. The entire mine site was snow covered at <br />the time of the inspection. There was no activity at the mine site during this inspection. <br />Roads <br />Road surfaces site wide were snow packed. The majority of the mine site was not accessible due <br />to drifted snow. All road ditches and road drainage run outs were snow covered. An attempt <br />was made to access the upper portion of the reclaimed Wolf Creek Area pit and Road F 1. <br />Neither of these locations was accessible due to drifted snow and icy conditions. <br />Hvdrolo¢ic Balance <br />Ponds 002 and 003 were viewed. These sedimentation ponds were frozen over and nearly full. <br />Neither of these ponds was dischazging at the time of the inspection. The Truck Wash Ponds <br />were holding water but not dischazging. No problems were noted at any of the accessible pond <br />locations. Pond 004 was partially visible from Road E5. Pond 008 and the Pecoco pond were <br />not accessible due to drifted snow. Road cuttings from grading operations blocked access to the <br />spill control pond. <br />The boneyazd areas and the shop areas were the only locations cleazed of snow. These locations <br />were very muddy. Perirneter areas at these locations were maintained and no problems were <br />noted. <br />