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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection <br />and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />This was an aerial inspection of the Seneca II Mine conducted by Harry Ranney of the DRMS. <br />Aerial photographs were taken on February 22, 2007 at approximately 10:28 a.m. Mike Boulay <br />of the DRMS reviewed the aerial photographs. Weather conditions were cleaz at the time of the <br />flight. Four photographs were taken during the flyover. The majority of the mine site was snow <br />covered. <br />Roads <br />Access roads to the office and shop/wazehouse azeas and the County Road up to the Wadge <br />Impoundment were plowed and cleaz of snow. All other mine site access roads appeaz to be <br />snow packed and inaccessible throughout the site. With the exception of the office and <br />shop/warehouse there was no activity noted at the time of the flight. <br />Hydrologic Balance <br />Sedimentation Ponds 002, 003, and 008 were visible in the photographs. These sedimentation <br />ponds were retaining water, but it was not evident in the photographs whether or not any of the <br />sedimentation ponds were discharging. They were all snow covered and appeaz frozen at the <br />surface. Pond inlets and embankments appeaz to be stable and no problems were noted at any of <br />the pond locations. <br />Support Facilities <br />The shop and warehouse azeas were viewed. From the photos, these facilities and perimeter <br />areas appeaz to be well maintained and no problems were noted with this aerial inspection. <br />