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October 15, 2014C-1981-038/Bowie No. 1 MineMLT <br />The mainLoadout sediment pond was impounding waterat a level well below the elevation <br />of the primary spillway (the gate valve was closed). The emergency spillway was clear. The <br />Farmers Ditch was flowing into the culvert beneath the pond. The highway coal storage area <br />pond was dry. <br />Volume 7Map 7 (Loadout Facilities) calls out a ‘16” Diam. ADS’ pipe at the former Truck <br />Dump. We did find what appears to be a drop inlet, approximately 16” square (Photo 1), but <br />Please ensure that this pipe, if itdoes exist, is <br />were unsuccessful in locating the outlet end. <br />cleared and functioning as designed. <br />Two 24” CMP culverts were found at the lower end of <br />the Gravel Storage area, but these do not show up on Map 7.To the west of the Coal Storage <br />Area, topography seems to indicate that there is a culvert crossing beneath the rail spur, from <br />north to south, approximately 300’ west of the 24” CMP near MW-3. No culvert appears at <br />this location on Map 7.It appears that there may be discrepancies between the map and what <br />Please update Map 7 and the associated hydrology section of the permit, <br />is on the ground. <br />ifappropriate,to portray each drainage structure at the Loadout. <br />At the East Mine, a culvert runs beneath the access road to Ponds 1 and 2, east of the West <br />Ridge Pile. The outlet end of this culvert was partially blocked with accumulated sediment, <br />and minor maintenance is needed. The same was true of the culvert that carries flow from <br />Ditch 7 under the road and toward Pond 2. <br />Primary spillway gates for Ponds 1, 2 and 3 were open. Gates for the Loadout Pond, Timber <br />Storage Area Pond, and Pond 4 were closed.Ponds 2 and 3 held water, below the level at <br />which discharge can occur. Ponds 1, 4, W-1, W-2, the Timber Storage Area Pond and the <br />West Ridge Pond were all dry. <br />At Pond 2, the large Tamarisk tree that had been noted previously on the downstream side of <br />the binwall structure had been chopped down(Photo 2). However, the tree limbs were left <br />lying inthe drainage. Please clear the tree from the drainage, and also cut away vegetation <br />from the concrete apron, as was done at Pond 3 (Photo 3)to prevent any pond discharge from <br />being trapped against the binwall. <br />Silt fence has been removed from the western side of the reconstructed segment of Stevens <br />Creek (Photo 4). Removal of silt fence from the full perimeter of the reclaimed Timber <br />Storage Area is permissible, given the approval of TR-58. <br />Silt fence installed at the western end of the reclaimed East Mine western diversion channel <br />is dilapidated. The Division is currently researching to find whether the silt fence can be <br />removed, or must be repaired and maintained. BRL will be informed of our decision at a <br />later date. <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 />Topsoil was redistributed at the West Mine in 2002 and at the East Mine and Timber Storage <br />Area in 2009. There are no remaining topsoil stockpiles at these locations. <br />At the Loadout, which was developed prior to 1977, little topsoil is available for reclamation. <br />No topsoil has been redistributed.The area identified as “Topsoil Storage Area” on Map 7 is <br />being used to store mine ventilation fan parts, making it difficult to discern how much topsoil <br />is actually available. <br />Number of PartialInspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />49 <br />Number of CompleteInspections this Fiscal Year: 2Page of <br />