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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. Pond D has been pumped down to allow repairs to the riser. TCC identified a soft spot in the embankment adjacent to the primary discharge structure during a routine pond self inspection. TCC immediately notified MSHA and pumped the pool of water to Pit 1 to allow repairs to be conducted. TCC is trenching the pipe and replacing it. Pit 1 water is being pumped to Pond E. Pond E was not discharging at the time of the inspection. Pond B was discharging, clear, at 0.1 on the staff gauge. The oil booms at the weir need to be replaced, but oil booms in the pond appear functional with no oil sheen visible on Pond B water. The sump at BOB has filled with sediment. Washdown water is flowing over the sump and through the eastern culvert to Pond B. BOB sump needs to be cleaned out. TCC was resetting a pump at the Fish Creek North borehole. TCC was pumping from FCVS to Pit 1. No discharge was occurring at Site 115. TCC personnel said that as of 10/22 freeboard at FCVS was 40.83 ft. Processing Waste: The haul road on the RDA is well graded, side ditches shaped and runoff off the pile is directed to and staying in the appropriate ditches. TCC has dug out the inlet and outlet of the four 18" dia. culverts in ditch RDA-2 under the RDA haul road with an excavator. Crew is in the process of flushing these culverts with a pressure hose. TCC has submitted TR67 for a large expansion of the existing refuse pile. This revision continues to be under review. TCC continues to place coal waste on the RDA. End dump piles are drying on the surface of the pile. Revegetation: TCC conducts regular weed control throughout the mine. TCC conducted weed control for Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) this fall. Support Facilities: TCC's clean up the hydraulic oil spill at 6MN facilities area, TCC has sampled the soil and found it contained hydrocarbons. TCC will of dispose this material at the County landfill. TCC will need to find appropriate material to backfill the hole. Rock dust has been cleaned up at this 6MN location and is not experiencing further rock dust spilling. The emergency overflow sump south of the Wash Plants 1 & 2 had dried up. TCC has pumped excess fluid from the 18LT drilling operation into this sump and is allowing this to dry. TCC is in the process of dismantling one of the fans at EMD vent fan area and move it to the 18LT boreholes. Barricade chamber ditch needs repair of burrow hole at the NW corner of the pad area. 4 of 7 WHITE- File YELLOW-Operator PINK-Specialist