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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 lospection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This aerial inspection was flown on Mazch 3, 2005 and the digital images were reviewed on March 7, 2005 During the overflight, no problems with compliance issues were noted. Most of the site was clear of snow. Coal Waste Piles There was no activity at coal waste pile no. I. The top of the pile had been graded and appeared to be wet in spots but there was no evidence of any ponding of water. The upland diversion ditch appeazed to be functional. The coal waste pile no. 2 haul road was in good condition. There was considerable activity at the coal waste pile no. 2. Two excavators, two dozers and three dump trucks were working the pile. Additional pieces of equipment were standing by on the pile. The extreme east end of the pile still had piles of coal waste. The rest of the pile was graded. There was no ponding of water on top of'the coal waste pile no. 2. There was some water in Pond F but not a lot. Pond F has a pump for discharging water, rather than a primary dischazge tube. The Pond F embankment appeared to be stable. There was a moderate volume of water in both Pond C and Pond D. The haul road to the coal waste pile sites appeared to be wet but in good condition. No problems were noted with the material storage sites along this -' ,length of road. Main Mine Site There was a moderate amount of coal on the main coal stockpile bench next to the main highway. No problems with fugitive dust from the coal stockpile were observed. It appeazs that a small amount of coal had been tracked onto the main highway by coal haul trucks but it did not appear to be a problem. The operator has placed mulch blankets on most of the cut slope behind the wash plant. The operator did not place these blankets on the section of slope that had a previous slump. Other cut and fill slopes were stable. There was a moderate volume of water in Pond B. The pond embankment appeazed to be stable. The two collection ditches that enter Pond B on the east side and on the west side appeared to have enough capacity. No problems were noted with the conveyor and transfer system structures and with the material storage areas at the mine site entrance and next to the main topsoil stockpile and at the D-seam portal bench area. There were no signs of slope instability'or slumping at the main topsoil stockpile. The main haul road was in good condition. The operator is neazing completion of the construction of the conveyor system that will bring coal from the B- seam portal bench up to the D-seam portal bench, for crushing and screening and loading• onto the downhill conveyor. The small slide of rocks in the upper section of the B-seam portal bench outslope does not appeaz to have grown in size. No problems were noted with the D-seam portal bench or the water tank bench. Only a small amount of coal was stockpiled on the D-seam portal bench. The rock catchment berm above the water tank bench was intact. c:/word/bowie2/insp03OS