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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 Mine conducted on August 27, 1998 by Mike Boulay and David Berry of the DMG. Mike Altavilla of Seneca Coal Company (SCC) was present during the entire inspection and Roy Karo of SCC was present for part of the inspection. Weather conditions were partly cloudy and warm. Ground conditions were dry throughout the majority of the site. Hydrologic Balance Ponds 002, 003, 004, and 008 were viewed and appeazed to be functioning properly. All site ponds were full at the time of the inspection and were discharging. The Pecoco impoundment was also full and was discharging to Little Grassy Creek. The Truck Wash Ponds located southeast of the PM shop were also viewed. The settling pond was partially full at the time of the inspection but was not discharging. The holding pond was full and was discharging to the diversion ditch that flows to Pond 003. In one area on the south side of the holding pond, water was flowing out of the diversion ditch into an azea of cattails. To ensure compliance, please maintain this ditch so that discharge is contained within the ditch. Also please ensure that all potential discharges to the truck wash facility ponds (settling pond and holding pond) are incompliance with both the State Discharge Permit System and the Materials Containment Plan, if applicable. Care should be taken when constructing drainage channels at the site. Fabric liner was noted to be undermined at various locations. Liner should be keyed at channel entrance and exit locations, and along all edges to avoid erosion below the fabric. Use of fabric liners under riprap can be problematic if not installed properly. Amore traditional gravel layer, instead of fabric, may be recommended. Angular rock is preferable to rounded rock, and rock should be installed at sufficient thicknesses across the entire designed channel cross-section. Explosives Blasting was observed at the location of the remaining high wall in the Wolf Creek Area Pit. Warning signals and al] cleaz signals were heard prior to and after the blast, respectively. The blasted location was inspected. The operator did a good job at keeping blasted material from impacting undisturbed area.