_INSPECTION - C1981041 ‎(5)‎

• Permit No: C1981041
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Tonya Hammond
• Inspection Date: 12/10/2013
• Email Name: MPB
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

December 10, 2013 C-1981-041/Roadside Portals MPB
Inspection Topic Summary
NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable
Y -Air Resource Protection R -Roads
R -Availability of Records Y -Reclamation Success
Y -Backfill &Grading Y -Revegetation
NA -Excess Spoil and Dev.Waste Y - Subsidence
NA -Explosives NA - Slides and Other Damage
R -Fish &Wildlife Y - Support Facilities On-site
R -Hydrologic Balance Y - Signs and Markers
Y -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On-site
NA -Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining
R -Processing Waste Y -Topsoil
COMMENTS
This was a complete inspection of the Roadside Portals Mine conducted on December 10, 2013 by Mike Boulay of
the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Grand Junction Field Office. Tonya Hammond of Snowcap Coal
Company(SCC)was present during the entire inspection. Weather conditions were sunny and very cold. The
mine site is entirely reclaimed and there was no activity at the site during the inspection.
AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS —Rule 5.02.4(1):
The availability of records was checked on the same day at J.E. Stover&Associates offices. All required records
were on file and available for review. No problems were noted with the records review. The records are well
organized and up to date. See the attached Availability of Records checklist.
FISH and WILDLIFE—Rule 4.18:
As we approached the North Portal area we came upon a herd of twenty(that we were able to count)Rocky
Mountain Bighorn Sheep digging for grass and munching on shrubs within the reclamation at the Roadside Mine.
We observed them as they moved up the canyon and on to the lower flanks of the CRDA-2 refuse pile (see
attached Photograph No. 1). Back in 2003 the Division of Wildlife released 18 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep in
Main Canyon at a location just to the east of Coal Canyon where we spotted this herd.
HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05
Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.053; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10;
Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13;
Drainage —Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18:
Ground conditions were snow packed and frozen over. Coal Creek was snow covered.
The location of former Site Sedimentation Ponds including 6, 8, 9, 10, and 13 were inspected. All of these areas
were snow packed but appeared stable with no signs of erosion or other problems.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2
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