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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 enforce- ment actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. On December 1, 1993 a complete inspection was conducted at the Kerr Coal Company Marr Strip Mine. Mr. George Patterson was present during the inspection. At the time of the inspection the weather was cloudy artd cold. Records were checked and found to be in order. A(I ponds were frozen. There was about 8 inches of snow on the ground that is a result of several stones in the past 2 weeks. The last inspection of this mine was an aerial conducted November 9 and at that time there was onty a light dusting of snow in the shaded areas. A storm on the 12th resulted in loosing a working shift at the mine. Construction of the pit dewatering ditch has been completed and this was being actively used. Water was gravity flowing from the pit to the pond at a good rate. Visual estimates of possibly 8 to 10 CFS were flowing. A flume that had been installed earlier today was over toped. The flow was a thick opaque chocolate color. Flow earlier today was reported by the operator to be 6 CFS. The flow is regulated by the amount of fill pushed into the pit by the dozers. This displaces the water in the pit. According to the operator the flow was fairly clear this morning and the thick consistency of the flow noted at the time of this inspection was probably bottom sediment that was pushed up from the bottom. A pump was pumping from pond A to pond B. This effluent was fairly clear, possibly passable under NPDES. The riser was covered a with yellow tarp as approved in the recent minor revision. The water was a couple of feet below the riser. Backfilling and grading work was steadily progressing. The once prominent overburden pile can hardly be seen from the mine office. The push from the pile to the highwall is now uphill. t?itches and culverts were mostly snow covered. Ptt No.1 appeared to be almost to final grade. The grade of the bottom of the pit is now above the level of the road and has a positive drainage.