_INSPECTION - C1981012 ‎(10)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Ron Thompson
• Inspection Date: 7/23/2013
• Email Name: LDS
• Email Name: SB1
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

July 23, 2013 C-1981-012/New Elk Mine LDS
an SAE). Containment 1 should also be marked on the map. There was no existing diversion from the
natural drainage above,past the slurry well pad, although there was an existing short spur into ditch D29.
This should be rectified with a ditch design included in TR68.
• No recent disturbance was observed at the core lab SAE. This area could potentially be phase 1 bond
released, and the natural drainage from the south re-established.
• Culvert C27 was clear
• Ditch D34AA had been re-cut and was in good shape.
• Culvert C2 was in good shape. The updates to map 13 should show that only one section of C2
remains. On the south side of C2, a berm should be established to prevent shop area runoff from
entering the clean water system; since this was an item that was identified in the inspection report of
April 29,2013, and is not the subject of a permitting action,the Division finds that this is a violation
for failure to maintain disturbed area runoff control structures in accordance with the approved
design. This is discussed further in the ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS section of this report.
• Above C2, Ditch D34BBB was good. Below C2,the ditch runs into a wetland.At the time of the
inspection water had ponded in a low section of the ditch before the willows,which acted as an
impoundment. It's not clear how best to manage the flow in this location, since it would be preferable to
avoid disrupting the existing wetlands by cutting a ditch to the river.
• Ditch D5 had become ill-defined. D5 should be re-cut,north of the shop area.
• Culvert C9A was clear. C9 was not blocked,but sediment had accumulated at the outlet. C8 was more
than half full with sediment, and the inlet was damaged. Culverts C8 and C9 should be cleaned and
repaired as necessary to allow maintenance.
• The new armoring at the outlet of ditch D 10 had held up well to the recent heavy rain and looked very
good.
• The explosives area was clean and in good shape,but the ditch/berm around it needs to be re-shaped to
ensure that disturbed area runoff does not flow into the clean water ditch. There was a clean water
diversion ditch to the south that is not marked on map 13,which joins ditch D7. The ditch should be
added to the redrawn map. Some timber should be cleared from it, and the ditch re-shaped in
places.
• Culvert C4 does not exist,the culvert should be removed from the redrawn map.
• The cut where culvert C4 used to be should be deepened to prevent the ditch acting as an
impoundment. Timber and vegetation should be cleared from ditch D7. Since these were items that
were identified in the inspection report of April 29,2013, and are not the subject of a permitting
action,the Division finds that this is a violation for failure to maintain ditches in accordance with
the approved design. This is discussed further in the ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS section of this
report.
• Culvert C3 had been shortened and about 20' had been replaced with a new culvert. Some material from
the work needs to be cleared up.
• Some non-coal waste and vegetation should be cleared from ditch D9 and the inlet to culvert C5.
Since these were items that were identified in the inspection report of April 29,2013, and are not the
subject of a permitting action,the Division finds that this is a violation for failure to maintain
ditches in accordance with the approved design. This is discussed further in the ENFORCEMENT
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1
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