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October 8, 2015 C-1981-035/King Coal Mine RAR <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA Not Applicable <br />Y - Air Resource Protection <br />R - Roads <br />N - Availability of Records <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />R - Revegetation <br />R - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives <br />Y - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Fish & Wildlife <br />Y - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Other <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Processing Waste <br />R - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />A partial inspection of the King Coal Mine was conducted by me, Robin Reilley, of the DRMS on Thursday, 8 <br />October 2015. Skies were clear, and temperatures reached the lower 50 -F's. During the course of two days earlier <br />in the week 1.6 inches of rain fell. There had been recent maintenace along King II West Clear Water Ditch. Tom <br />Bird accompanied me throughout the field inspection of the King I and II surface facilities. We discussed <br />permitting actions, clarifying adequacy questions and map details. <br />Pillaring was recently completed at area 2WSM and GCC will move to areas IS near the State permit boundary <br />and 4L in the northease section of the permit. Production is at capacity. <br />GCC gained lease rights to a fresh water source from the owners of Huntington Ranch for use during the irrigation <br />season, May through September. An additional 20 acre feet may be available during the winter months. This <br />water would be stored for later use. GCC may need an additional 5 acre feet of water. <br />PERMITTING UPDATE: <br />TR -20 Coal Mine Waste for Highwall Backfill <br />o On June 9, 2015, the Division issued a supplemental adequacy item, requesting that GCC develop a <br />sampling plan for further analysis of the acid- and toxic -forming potential of coal mine waste. A sampling plan is <br />being developed. GCC submitted both an addequacy review 92 and suppplement initial response, and DRMS is <br />reviewing. A request for extension of the decision date to 30 November 2015 has been made. <br />TR -24 Midterm Review Response <br />o The Division issued an adequacy review on 14 June 2015. On 14 July the Division received a response to <br />the 14 June 2015 letter addressing unresolved adequacy items. The Division is reviewing this submittal. The <br />decision date has been extended to 30 November 2015. <br />TR -25 Surface Water Hydrology <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 10 <br />