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MINESITE INSPECTION NARRATIVE 14 <br /> through the seal that discharges mine water. The seal itself <br /> was leaking in three places. Water from the mine appeared <br /> murky with coal fines. This water did go to the pond. A <br /> violation was issued by DMG for "the failure to maintain a <br /> temporary, or permanent seal on the portal" . Other portals to <br /> be sealed "on this mine as well as the other mines in the <br /> complex are being addressed, a plan has been submitted to MSHA <br /> for approval prior to having it approved as part of the DMG <br /> permit. <br /> The approved drainage plan for the Mine #5 area shows <br /> a ditch/berm around the storage yard to collect runoff and <br /> route it to the pond. The ditch has been constructed too high <br /> and/or the coal fines, etc. , have been pushed out too far <br /> towards the creek. This has resulted in the runoff from the <br /> slopes of the storage area not passing through the pond. <br /> A telephone pole on the portal pad fill was broken off <br /> this past winter. Water that collects in this area of the pad <br /> runs into the telephone pole hole and into the fill. We did <br /> not see evidence of the water coming out on the slope below <br /> the hole. This hole should be plugged immediately to .prevent <br /> the fill material from becoming wet and sloughing. <br /> ROCK TUNNEL DUMP <br /> The drainage control system for and around the rock tunnel <br /> dump was inspected. The ditch set in at the interface between <br /> the rock dump and original ground had positive drainage and <br /> was not eroding. The clear water diversion above the pile for <br /> the undisturbed area drainage is also draining per design with <br /> no signs of erosion. A problem was noted near the clear water <br /> diversion on the toe of the pile below the permitted trash <br /> disposal area. Clear water in that area is diverted along the <br /> toe of the pile in a diversion ditch (it was carrying flow at <br /> an estimated rate of 15gpm during the inspection) then passed <br /> under the access road via a culvert to be discharged into the <br /> South Fork of Dutch Creek. There are two separate dirty <br /> water diversions in that same area. The one that drains the <br /> toe of the pile along with the diversion from the pile <br /> undisturbed area interface is supposed to be passed under the <br /> clear water diversion into pond one of the three series ponds <br /> below the area. The culvert, which is less than five feet in <br /> length and 12 inches in diameter, has been plugged for some <br /> time. Mr. Thompson said that the dirty water diversion was <br /> changed because of the re-occurring maintenance problem. The <br /> diversion now extends across the bottom of the pile, below the <br /> toe, and is running parallel to the clear water diversion. It <br /> drops into the mine water diversion that carries water into <br /> pond one of the three pond series below the area. The <br /> relocation of the drainage allows additional water exposure to <br /> the toe of the pile. The clear water diversion, which is <br />