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Apri124, 2014 C- 1981 - 035 /King Coal Mine MLT <br />• Clumps of "Cheat' grass were observed near the water pump at King 11. This weed can be <br />easily pulled by hand before it goes to seed. <br />ROADS — Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3) / 4.03.2(3); Drainage 4.03.1(4) / 4.03.2(4); Surfacing and Maintenance <br />4.03.1(5) and (6) / 4.03.2(5) and (6); Reclamation 4.03.1(7) / 4.03.2(7): <br />• The roads at King II were in good condition, with no problems noted (Photo 3). <br />• Regrading of some of the roads may take place this year, in order to improve the surface <br />runoff at the King II facilities. <br />SUPPORT FACILITIES - Rule 4.04: <br />• Coal stockpiles at Stack Tubes No. 1 and No. 2 were smaller than what was seen during the <br />March 24, 2014 inspection (Photos 4 and 5). <br />• At the new office building / bath house, the second story offices have been completed and are <br />now occupied by GCC personnel. <br />• The roadway between the three -sided storage building and the new office / bath house is <br />paved with concrete (Photo 6) <br />• Areas previously occupied by stored materials have been converted to employee parking <br />(Photo 7), and all of the temporary office trailers have been removed from King II. <br />• The petroleum storage shed at King 11 was clean and orderly (Photo 8). <br />• The King I facilities, as seen from County Road 120, were dry, with no visible activity <br />occurring (Photo 9). <br />TOPSOIL, — Rule 4.06 <br />Removal 4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4); Storage and Protection 4.06.3; Redistribution <br />4.06.4: <br />• At King 11, the sediment pond topsoil stockpile was well- vegetated and stable - no evidence <br />of erosion or loss of the resource was observed. <br />• However, the seeded species of grass are being overrun by Kochia (Photo 10). Introducing <br />seeds from this weed into the topsoil stockpile could make successful revegetation more <br />difficult to achieve when the pond is reclaimed and the topsoil stockpile is redistributed <br />across the area. Control of this weed is recommended. <br />ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS /COMPLIANCE <br />No enforcement actions were initiated as a result of this inspection, nor are any pending. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 7 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 Page 3 of 8 <br />