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111. 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. . 1Ztis was a partial inspection conducted by Jce Dudash of the Colorado DMti. Bill Beaz represented the operator during the inspection. There was no snow cover at any of the sites and the area was somewhat dry. Facilities The longwall was moved from the D-seam to the B-seam and tongwall mining in the B-seam began only about a week ago. Also, there was a roof fall the night before the inspection so operations have been temporarily suspended. Because of these, there was very little coal stockpiled at the coal stockpile bench along the state highway. The Bowie No. 2 Mine is receiving the remaining wal refuse from the Bowie No. 1 Mine for washing and shipping. No problems with fugitive dust were observed. The contractor is fcnishing up construction work on the B-seam conveyor line. 'l'he cut slopes needed in the construction of the B-seam conveyor are being regraded and compacted. The operator also repaired the small slump in the cut behind the wash plant. The operator is also considering repair work on the slump in the road cut just west of the D-seam portal bench. The water level in pond B was just above the primacy tube. Gob Pile No. 2 Gob pile no. 2 was in very good condition. One dozer was regrading the refuse on top of the second lift. The refuse was moist but not wet. The top of the pile was completely graded and had positive drainage. There was no ponding of water at all. The west side of the gob pile was covered in subsoil. A surveying team was at the pile yesterday but the results are not ready yet, The operator has insta[ied perforated piping along the sides and back of the gob pile, as designed. The underdrain was exposed ai the rear of the pile, also as designed. The upland diversion ditch-had sufficient capacity. The three ditches leading to Pond F had sufficient capacity. The riprap for two ditches was intact. Ponf F was dry. The primary discharge pump was in place. The pond embankment was stable although devoid of vegetation. Some of the slit fence between pond F and the road will need repair soon. Surface disturbance markers were up azound the site, although more aze needed along the road. The gob pile haul road was in good condition. The road surface was moist but not overly wet. The road berm was in place. However, the silt fence at the base of the road will need repairs soon. Pond D next to the road had water just above the primary pipe. Unit Train Loadout A unit train was onsite for loading. Due to equipment problems, the loading was delayed but eventually was completed. There. were no problems observed with fugitive dust. The culverts and ditches at the loadout were functional: However, some of the silt fence at the base of the train track bench will need maintenance soon. Also, one of the half culverts on the west end of the track bench needs to be pulled back upslope to catch the water from the track culvert, Pond K was dry. The pond embanlanent was stable. The pond's collection ditch was well vegetated and the spillways were functional. The outslopes of'the train track bench had moderate to good vegetative cover and there were no signs of slope failure. Since repair of a section of the upgradient Fire Mountain Canal, there have not been any springs observed in the cut slopes on the east end of the track bench. The topsoil stockpile at the loadout had moderate ' to good vegetative cover. The collecrion/diversion berm around the topsoil pile had sufficient capacity. Two straw bales need to be replaced soon in the down gradient notch of that berm. Also, grazing animals need to be fenced off of the topsoil stockpile. c:lword/bowie2/insp0405