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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 actioris taken during the <br />inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />with Trapper's conclusion that the monitoring shows that the slump <br />area is stable. in the West Buzzard drainage, several settling <br />cracks were observed in the lower, relatively flat, northern <br />section. They did not appear to be associated with any mass <br />movement of backfilled material, however. Finally, no highwall <br />remnants were visible on any of the reclaimed land. <br />All of the livestock ponds observed on the reclaimed land appeared <br />to be functional and stable. The open channel spillways were <br />designed and constructed so that water would be retained only in <br />the excavated portion of the ponds. The outfalls of the spillways <br />had riprap and showed no signs of erosion. Trapper personnel <br />inspect these livestock ponds on a quarterly basis, and record the <br />presence or lack of water in each one. Livestock ponds which <br />consistently do not have water in them are taken out. <br />Most of the reclaimed slopes and drainages showed no signs of <br />erosion. However, there was some erosional gullying in the eastern <br />sub drainage of No.Name drainage. On the upper slopes of eastern No <br />Name, there were several gullies which were six inches to one foot <br />deep. In the lower drainage channel, several of the gullies were <br />from two to four feet deep. There were several recently repaired <br />gullies in the upper eastern sub drainage of No Name and in the <br />middle portion of West Buzzard. According to the operator, there <br />has not been a significant precipitation event that would have <br />tested the repair work. No problems were observed with the erosion <br />control rock check structures on the reclaimed land. They are in <br />place and appear to be working in the retention of sediment. <br />The general character of the reclaimed slopes and drainageways <br />compares favorably with the surrounding terrain. Post-mine drainage <br />patterns generally have been fashioned after the original drainage <br />patterns. Where there has been a minor divergence from the original <br />drainage flow in side drainages, such as in the West Buzzard <br />drainage, the somewhat increased drainage density enhances wildlife <br />use. The reclaimed land throughout the mine site blends well at the <br />transition zone between disturbed and undisturbed land. <br />The sediment control system for the mine site was functioning <br />normally during the inspection. The Trapper Mine had been the <br />subject of a surface hydrology special focus inspection on <br />September 3 and 4 of this year. The sedimentation ponds were found <br />to be functioning properly. Examination of the NPDES permit <br />3 <br />