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r <br />III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection, Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the <br />inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was a partial inspection, conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado Division of Minerals and <br />Geology. No one represented the operator during the field inspection. The mine azea in general was <br />somewhat wet due to recent precipitation. <br />Facilities <br />The longwall is in full operation. The coal haul activity has increased substantially. The coal stockpile <br />on the portal bench has grown in size and is very close to the portal bench edge. Coal was not going <br />over the edge. Two front end loaders aze loading haul trucks right neaz the point where the haul road <br />enters the portal bench azea. Traffic congestion in that azea is a problem. <br />After a snowfall on Friday morning, February 25, 2000, the entrance road azea to Bowie No. 2 was <br />somewhat sloppy with coal fines mixed with snow. The operator committed to bring in a street <br />sweeper that day. <br />Hydroloev <br />~, <br />The water level in pond B was about 2 feet above the primary dischazge tube. The gated valve was <br />closed. Water, possibly from snowmelt, was coming into the pond from the natural drainage channel. <br />Vegetation was moderate on the pond embankment. Pond C had water I foot below dischazge. <br />Vegetation on the.embankment was spazse. There was only a little water in pond D. <br />No erosional or geo-technical problems were observed with the embankments for ponds B, C and D. <br />The primary dischazge gate valves were closed on all three ponds. Primary and emergency spillways <br />were functional.l2iprap was also functional. The culverts and ditches that carry dischazge away from <br />~'` pond Cwere functional. <br />Gob Pile <br />The operator has placed a moderate amount of gob on the gob pile recently. The gob has been placed <br />in individual piles for drying, since some of the gob material is wet. Later, the piles will be graded and <br />compacted. <br />Except for a few very minor azeas between the individual gob piles, the gob has positive drainage. Side <br />ditches aze functional. The ditches and culverts that bring runoff from the gob pile to pond D were <br />functional. The underdrain was exposed in the back of the pile. <br />c:\ms97\bowie2\insp0200 <br />