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Theinspectionstartedatgobpile#2.Thetopofthepilelooksgreat. <br />Significantprogresshasbeenmadeplacingandcompactingmaterialthat <br />hadbeenstockpiledduringtheverywetAugustandbeginningof <br />September.Nowindrowsremain.Asgobpile#2isbroughtuptofinal <br />gradeonthetopofthepile,drygobthatisgradedoffofthefacewillbe <br />stockpiledforfutureusetomixwithwetgob.Typically,thisgobis <br />immediatelyplacedandrecompacted,butinanefforttonotuseany <br />coverfill,itwillbestockpiledforfutureuse. <br />Thenextstopwasthewestsideofgobpile#4whichistofinalgrade.Work <br />shouldbeginsometimeinthenextweekonplacingthefinal|šEtopsoil, <br />thenitwillbeseededandcoveredwithanerosioncontrolmat.The <br />surveyorhasbeenoutandspotcheckedtheworkdonebythecontractor, <br />andoverall,thereis <br />uxšEcoverfillinplace. <br />Thereisalocationinthegobpile#2/#4combinationareawherealowarea <br />hasbeencreatedduringconstruction,andwaterisslowtodrainoffofthe <br />pile(DitchF22area).AnMRhasbeensubmittedtoinstallahalfculvertthat <br />willcapturewateranddirectitintoDitchF9.Inthecenterofthe <br />combinationarea,northofDitchF14,anMRhasbeensubmittedtoinstall <br />anotherhalfculvertthatwilldirectwaterinacontrolledmanner,fromthe <br />topofthebench(duringconstruction)andtoF14.Therewillbeculverts <br />usedinthisapplicationinandaroundthegobpilesduringtheactive <br />constructionphaseasfinalbenchconfigurationshaveyettobeachieved. <br />Theseculvertswilldirectflowinacontrolledmanneroffofthepileto <br />stabilizedchannels.Theresultwillbepositivedrainageandreducederosion <br />duringconstruction. <br />Gobpile#1hasbeenstakedforregradinganditwaspotholedlastweek. <br />ThereisuptoxšEcoverfillinplaces.Itisunknownexactlywhenre <br />gradingwilloccur,butitshouldbethisfallorearlywinter. <br />Asurveyofthecoverfillstockpileshasbeenscheduledandinformationwill <br />besubmittedtoDRMSinthe3Quarterinspectionreport. <br />rd <br />Thenextstopwasgobpile#3.Whilethepilelooksprettyrough,therewas <br />nostandingwaterandtheOperatorwascontinuallyturningthematerial <br />overinanefforttogetittodryfaster.Windrowshadbeencreatedand <br />drainagechannelscut.Duringtheveryrainymonsoonseason,verylittle <br />gobwashauledtogobpile#2,themajorityendedupatgobpile#3.So <br />whilegobatpile#2wasstackedinwindrowsandlefttodry,atgobpile#3 <br />·w;äxÝ;hadtoacceptnearly100%ofthewashplantmaterial.TheOperator <br />hasmanagedtokeepplacingandcompactinggobandhasmadeitthrough <br />averywetmonsoonseason. <br />Theunderdraincontinuestoflowclearwateratapproximately11.5gallons <br />perminute.TheeastendofditchJ3hadbeenrecentlycleanedout,allof <br />thewillowshavebeenremoved.Thesouthernendofthecleanwaterditch <br />below.©“;x­Ez;Œ7hasbeencut.Thenorthernsectionswillbecompleted <br />atalaterdate. <br />Thedryingareaatgobpile#3isnearlyfull.Alotofworkwillberequiredto <br />haulgoboutofthedryingareaandgetitplacedandcompactedonthegob <br />pilebeforethecoldwintermonths.Theemptierthedryingareaisheading <br />intowinter,theeasieritwillbetomanagegobduringthewetwinter <br />months. <br />2 <br />