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July 9, 2014 C- 1980- 007/West Elk Mine JRS <br />surface was disked prior to reseeding and was left in a roughened state. There was no slash on the pad (as is <br />typical for the MDW pad reclamation at West Elk) but there were straw waddles in place to help control runoff. <br />The site did not have any evidence of instability including settling, slumping and cracking. There were no <br />erosional problems noted on the pad. <br />- The pad for MDW well 4-18-34 was well vegetated and stable at the time of the inspection. The pad was <br />surrounded by an electric fence to keep the cattle out until the vegetation is better established. The MDW was <br />plugged, sealed and marked in accordance with Rules 4.07.3(1) and (2). The reclaimed pad was well graded and <br />blends well with the surrounding undisturbed areas. The upper (basically southern) edge is steep but the pad is <br />stable and appears to meet the requirements of AOC. The site was graded to maintain positive drainage and, there <br />were straw waddles in place to help control runoff and prevent erosion. The operator has also placed some of the <br />slash, from the original grubbing of the site on the pad to also help control runoff. There were also straw waddles <br />at the upper edge of the reclaimed pad, at the interface with the reclaimed road, to help control the water running <br />onto the pad. The surface was disked prior to seeding and was left in this roughened state. The pad did not have <br />any evidence of any settling, slumping or cracking and no erosional problems were noted at the time of the <br />inspection (there was some minor cracking on the surface but this was only from the site being dry). <br />- As noted above, there is a road spur that goes to the MDW pad for wells 22 -05 and 22 -06. While this road spur <br />is included in the Partial Phase I Bond Release SL -07 application, the pad is not included. <br />- The pad for MDW wells 1- 18 -41, 2- 18 -40, 3 -18 319 and 18 -43 was well vegetated and stable at the time of the <br />inspection. This is a large pad and the north edge gets fairly steep. The pad was surrounded by an electric fence <br />to limit access by cattle until the vegetation is better established. All of the MDW's were plugged, sealed and <br />marked, as required by Rules 4.07.3(1) and (2). The reclaimed pad blends well into the surrounding undisturbed <br />and appears to be AOC. The site was graded to maintain positive drainage. The surface was disked prior to <br />reseeding and was left in a roughened state. There was slash spread out on the pad and straw waddles were in <br />place to help control runoff and erosion. The site did not have any evidence of instability including settling, <br />slumping and cracking. There were no erosional problems noted on the pad at the time of the inspection. <br />- The pad for MDW wells 19 -01, 19 -02 and 19 -03 was well vegetated and stable at the time of the inspection. The <br />pad was surrounded by an electric fence to limit access by cattle until the vegetation is better established. All of <br />the MDW's were plugged, sealed and marked, as required by Rules 4.07.3(1) and (2). The reclaimed pad blends <br />well into the surrounding undisturbed and appears to be AOC. The site was graded to maintain positive drainage. <br />The surface was disked prior to reseeding and was left in a roughened state. There was slash spread out on the pad <br />and straw waddles were in place to help control runoff and erosion. There were several small cracks on the upper <br />(basically southwest) edge of the pad. These appear to be tension cracks. There were four or five cracks with <br />lengths no greater than 50 feet each and approximately six to ten inches deep. The Division believes that these <br />cracks will heal themselves, as these have been seen on other reclaimed pad in the past (and they, too, have healed <br />after a year or two). These small cracks are not enough to exclude the pad or area from SL -07. The remaining site <br />did not have any evidence of instability including settling, slumping and cracking. There were no erosional <br />problems noted on the pad at the time of the inspection. <br />- The pad for MDW wells 20 -01, 20 -03, 20 -36.5 and 20 -38 was well vegetated and stable at the time of the <br />inspection. The majority of the pad was surrounded by an electric fence to limit cattle access until the vegetation <br />is better established. There is a small portion of the pad that was on the east side of the road that is steeper and <br />was not fenced. There were straw waddles on this steeper portion of the reclamation to help control surface runoff <br />and erosion. All of the MDW's were plugged, sealed and marked, as required by Rules 4.07.3(1) and (2). The <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Page 5 of 54 <br />