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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE This was a partial inspection conducted by Jim Burnell of CDMG on June 14, 2001. The inspection was accompanied by Henry Barbe of Mountain Coal Co. (MCC). The weather was mild and sunny, with tots of evidence of the previous day's heavy rain. The site was active. Wildcat Drilling will be mobilizing within three days to begin abandonment of the Apache Rocks wells. MCC met with the USFS about MR 273 (gob vent boreholes revision) and the USFS will prepare categorical exclusions for the work specified in MRs 273 and 275. There will be revisions to the revisions to cover changes in the locations of some of the drillholes. The Lone Pine fan is being dismantled. A crew was on the location beginning the process. The topsoil pile, subsoil pile, and waste pile at the Lone Pine Gulch location were all stable with no erosion. Alternative sediment control had performed effectively during the heavy rain the previous day. The road was in excellent condition despite the rain. The substation at the bottom of the hill showed no problems. The alternative sediment control at that location was also in good working condition. The road to the gob vent boreholes was extremely muddy. The section of the road that was reactivated for this project is a very long, steep section. MCC worked hand-in-hand with USFS road engineers to get access to the old drill pads for this project, and the condition of the road shows that great care was taken in doing an environmentally-responsible job. There are a couple areas that traversed deep soils during a time in which they were wet. MCC has segregated topsoil the entire length of the road and was in the process of installing silt fence where necessary. The active drill pad was extremely crowded. With all the equipment on the pad there was very little roam to move around. MCC is going to request authorization to extend the size of the pad to make additional space. There were three mudpits at the time -each about 20' by 30' by 10' deep. One of the pits was full to the top. The pits are incised and on a level area so appear to be stable. There was no problem with overflow from the pit. Work was about to begin on redrilling (overdrilling) one of the holes. The Apache Rocks area was deserted and quiet. As noted above, work is scheduled to begin on the sealing of the wells. All the equipment and dunnage has been removed from the area and only the well stems remain. The alternative sediment control was still in place and had been effective during the heavy rain of the previous day. The sites at Apache Rocks that had been reseeded last year are all in excellent condition. The revegetation has been very good and even the locations that had been heavily grazed by cattle last summer have returned an excellent cover of perennial grasses and fortis. The lower refuse pile (LRP) was in good condition. Drainage around and from the pile was good. Equipment staged on top of the pile has been reorganized to leave a buffer to the edge of the pile. There was no erosion or instability on the outslopes.