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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 partial inspection of the Yoast Mine conducted on November 20, 2002 by Mike Boulay of the DMG. Lori Smith of Seneca Coal Company was present during the entire inspection. Weather conditions were cloudy and cold. Ground conditions were partially snow covered and very muddy. Coal was not being hauled from the Yoast Mine at the time of the inspection. Roads Road surfaces throughout the mine site were wet and muddy. Haul Roads A, B, and portions of D were accessible. Road ditches and road drainage runouts were muddy with some flowing water, but generally well maintained. Haul Road D was not accessible beyond the location of Culvert D-4, due to slick and muddy road conditions. Hydrologic Balance Sedimentation Ponds O10 and 012 were inspected. Pond 010 is still mostly empty after being recently cleaned out. The surface of Pond 012 was frozen and the pond was full. Pond 012 was discharging a small amount of cleaz water. Backfill and Gradine Reclamation activities including backfilUgrading and topsoil redistribution have recently been completed in the far southern end of the Yoast South Area. These activities aze being conducted contemporaneously with mining at this location. Reveeetation The temporary access road constructed for cleaning Pond 010 has been reclaimed (regraded and topsoiled). This reclaimed azea should be seeded this fall. There is also one small area that remains to be seeded located in the North Area pit. This is the former topsoil pile location east of the Armand Draw crossing. To protect topsoil resources at these two locations, please seed these azeas prior to the next inspection.