Laserfiche WebLink
Date: 08/23/2014 <br />Location: West Elk Mine <br />MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY, LLC <br />WEST ELK MINE <br />Quarterly Pond Inspection Report <br />Somerset, Gunnison County, Colorado <br />Quarter: 3rd Quarter 2014 Page 1 of 2 <br />Inspector: Jessica Loveland <br />Pond Identification <br />FW -2 (formerly MB -1) <br />MB -3 <br />MB -4 <br />MB -5E <br />Type of Pond <br />FRESH WATER <br />SEDIMENT <br />SEDIMENT <br />SEDIMENT <br />Sediment Level % <br />North <5% <br />South <5% <br /><5% <br /><10% <br />North <10% <br />South <7% <br />Water Level (Approx.) <br />90% <br />90% <br />50% <br />60% <br />30% <br />60% <br />Discharge at Time of <br />Inspection (Y/N) <br />NA <br />NA <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />N <br />Maintenance Repairs <br />Features Problem Needed Needed Comments <br />Erosional: <br />Yes <br />No <br />Yes <br />No <br />Yes <br />No <br />Rills & Gullies on <br />Embankment <br />Inadequate <br />Vegetation <br />Outlet Channel <br />Erosion <br />Burrows <br />Other <br />Structural: <br />Yes <br />No <br />Yes <br />No <br />Yes <br />No <br />Differential Settling <br />Cracks or slides <br />Seepage <br />Other <br />Appurtenant Structures: <br />Yes <br />No <br />Yes <br />No <br />Yes <br />No <br />Defective Spillways <br />De- watering Device <br />Clogged <br />Faulty Gates, <br />Baffles, Pumps <br />Other <br />Additional Comments: <br />Water was recycled from the sediment ponds for use as dust control on roadways, in the prep plant, as well as pumped <br />into the sealed area of the mine for storage and later use per MCC's adjudicated water storage right. <br />Action Required or Needed: <br />