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III. 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. This was a complete inspection of the Seneca II-W Mine conducted on November 19, 2002 by Mike Boulay and Dan Mathews of the DMG. Lori Smith of Seneca Coal Company was present during the entire inspection. Weather conditions were sunny and cool. The majority of the mine site was snow covered. Coal was being hauled from the mine at the time of the inspection. The dragline was located in the South Area pit but was down and not in operation. Availability of Records W ith the exception of rile reclamation cost estimate, all required records were on file and available for review at the mine site office. SCC shall obtain a copy of the most recent reclamation cost estimate and retain this document at the mine office. Haul Roads The Tie-Across Haul Road was recently graded and well maintained. All other mine site haul roads were muddy and partially-snow covered which restricted access to many areas of the site. The South Area pit was accessible. The G Road was accessible up to the location of the D-Pit. The D-Pit was snow covered but appeared stable with no significant azeas of erosion noted. Hydrologic Balance Site Ponds 005, 006, and the B-Pit pre-settling basin were inspected. These ponds were frozen over and Pond 006 was the only pond discharging. Access to Ponds 009 and 015 was blocked due to snow and very muddy road conditions. Pond 016 was viewed from above at the top of the access road to the pond. This pond was full and frozen over, but did not appeaz to be dischazging. Since the time of the last inspection, a small access road has been built to the location of Pond 017_ Good progress has been made on the construction of the dam, and the primary spillway has been installed. Topsoil The eastern perimeter of the South Area pit at the location of NOV CV-2001-002 was inspected from a location south of the slide damaged azea. From this location, the site of the former slide appears stable. The site was snow covered, but no new signs of erosion were noted. Please continue to monitor this location and make any necessary repairs to ensure the stability of the reclaimed slope.