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III. Comments -Compliance
<br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of
<br />observations made during the inspection, Comments also describe any
<br />enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence
<br />supporting the enforcement action.
<br />On June : i r.ud 1$ a complete tnspection was conducted at tha Tarr Strip b,ina.
<br />1'resunt during the Inspection was ,vlitch t;olrings of Ob~1 and George pattersun of
<br />l.err Coal Co. 'fhis inspection was .~.n US?i oversrght inspection. Uuru.g the
<br />inspection _he weather was warm and cry. It may have rained within the past
<br />several days out the roads were dry.
<br />Hecoras were checked and a concern vvas noted. The Blasting ttecords anu LIIe
<br />t,mes listed un t,re published blasting scheuute do not agree. Several blasts Lucre
<br />noted to be outside Lhe -1 hour, every other hour, basting sr.hedule. An P1Lkll r3ule
<br />c,range removed the ~ hour ma~Imum blasril,g pc. ion and replaced it ,•:,th .;uurrse
<br />to sunset period. ] herel'ore, Lire ever.r o~hc r ;lour schedule should_ be reniyved
<br />from the p.Iblic notice. The last blr.st wars uuL,ad to be i/lb/ill.
<br />he ?,in:: site vans toured. 1,n• insp~ c•ti.,n ~tnr,c•d at the south srde ui the %'LO pi L.
<br />-tn open bore hole r. as noted 'GO Fce~ to :.he south of the pit cage. I'hts s~,oulri uc
<br />tilled becausr~ it r~e~e5eni _ s~.'ely_I,azaru_.
<br />Water monitoring well ,9~-1 ~.ras uu~ constructed properly. fhe well ,s cascntrahy
<br />an open bur~ho.e ,vita a pt. C pare Liu•own in it. '1 nrs is unacceptable. 1 he hole is
<br />ope„ to sur,aco runui't, borehole tcall sluffage :,na sur•fuce muterla, such as :;rr.ss,
<br />:us.:ct;. ~.rd uur~less roucnts. ibis can cause a drastic change in water chemistry.
<br />l~r..«:~lr si,ou.d bc~r;-o1,erl~overhuu:ru. the propet• ucpth oC Lre weir slwt.ld be
<br />rce.tabli:.i:c d. rile annutus around Lire vre11 screen should ue iilletl with pea sizeo
<br />drat er ant LI:: rest of the well annulus bacl.lllled w;th cuttings.
<br />„n• or,tsidc cn:bankmenL of sediment pond A snowed a good amount vi eros,ou. It
<br />.: us Spa..,::; vegetateu (lb% cover) and Lher•e .;ere u,any 3 inch riles wuh suu,;neut
<br />Sans spr.::diuf; out below in the undistul ben area. ]ire enances of vegetating the
<br />embauku;enL u, .• slight. the fill cutuan,.ment m;rter.al loe,.s lit.e spoils materrn.l anu
<br />tnc su.i;+ce tray as aura as a roux. ro i,,;ni,nrze erosion the embankment ahoulu me
<br />mulch: ti. to lq.gtmi~e cnc sc•~iinent ruilufriailt fr,rc~sl h.ry bale~s~se~iment Lr~}„ne
<br />uerms or oLlter acv ,ten shoulu br installed,
<br />Culvert 1-A (1ti° t,l'M), under the access road to Pand L4, Ilan some piping alu~,:;
<br />Lhc :~rdc and uown-cutting on the outlet, Phis sriould be fixed.
<br />]ne_li-3 drLch trom culvert 1-A_should oe recgnsLl•ucted. As ii, is now, the material
<br />dug out to uske thrs ditch forms a levee on each side and prevents drainage from
<br />eithe,• side uI' Inc ditch from euteriu5. L.rosion was noted iu tnis ditch at the pond
<br />inlet. I'];c gully was G' ueep and bad ;ew large rocxs that were benrg unuercut.
<br />ibis suculd tia.e r•~~ utaccd to grevent furLiier down cut~i~. Just to Che south
<br />of this uitch a _' deep dully was noted cn the inside pone embankment. Th,s gully
<br />was car.scd by sheet flow, Frum Lue a: cu south of B-3 drtcn, conver;;ing before
<br />c.rte•ring thr. pond and causing erosio,I. ,~ contour ditch in this area Lo div~ett Lhis
<br />flow to_Lhe c5tatrlis,leu ditch would_rep,ed~ Lhe pi'Oblem.
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