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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 enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. This was a complete inspection of the Yoast Mine conducted on December 03, 2007 by Mike Boulay of the DRMS. Dennis Jones of Seneca Coal Company(SCC) was present during the entire inspection. Weather conditions were cloudy and cold. Ground conditions at the mine site were snow covered from a recent snow storm that passed through the area during the weekend prior to this inspection. There was no activity at the mine site at the time of the inspection. Availability of Records All required records were on file and available for review at the mine office. Please see the Availability of Records checklist at the end of this inspection report. Roads Most of the mine site was not accessible due to snow packed road conditions. Haul Road A was impassable because it had not yet been plowed. Road berms and ditches along Haul Road A were all snow covered. Portions of the North Pit could only be viewed from County Road 27 and appeared heavily covered in snow. The county road along Sage Creek on the west side of the Yoast Mine had recently been plowed. The county road was muddy and icy but was accessible all the way to Pond 014. The access road to Pond 011 was not plowed and was inaccessible. No other areas of the mine site were inspected due to the poor road conditions. Hydrologic Balance Sedimentation Ponds 012, 013, and 014 were inspected. Pond 012 was discharging clear water. Ponds 013 and 014 were not discharging. Pond inlets and embankments at all sediment ponds were snow covered. No problems were noted at any of these sediment pond locations. Slides and Damage The location of the slide repair area above Pond 012 was inspected from the county road. As shown in the attached photograph, the site of the slide is stable. As requested during the October, 2007 inspection SCC replaced topsoil that had eroded from the hill slope during a recent rainstorm. As seen in the photo the slope is entirely snow covered but the topsoil replacement remains stable and intact. As part of the repair SCC also constructed a channel on the west end of the slide repair area to direct runoff into Pond 012. If this is intended to be a permanent channel, please submit to DRMS a design and profile of the channel for incorporation into the permit document.