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2 | Page <br />identified. <br />NECC uses painted roof bolts to mark the disturbed area boundary within the permit area. These <br />markers were noted around the entire disturbed area. <br />Rule 4.04: Support Facilities <br />The refuse conveyor is out of service and has fallen into disrepair. Coal refuse fines have fallen <br />and accumulated below the conveyor belt all along the conveyor corridor and are being deposited <br />along the slopes below. Drainage from this area all reports to either Pond 008A or containment <br />area #5; however, this material should be removed and properly disposed of in a refuse disposal <br />area to avoid potential wind transport off-site. No off-site deposition was noted at this time. <br />However, the steep slopes below are eroding and depositing sediment into the Pond 008A <br />system. <br />The slurry injection well system remains in place but is not in use. Vegetation is sparse but SAE <br />berms are intact. Thistle has recently been sprayed and is dying. <br />The raw coal storage area was in good repair with one exception. Culvert C-64 was clogged and <br />recent runoff overtopped the diversion channel, cutting across the pad just west of the wash plant <br />and entering D-23 which reports to Pond 007. This culvert was identified for immediate clean- <br />out during the closeout meeting. <br />The clean coal storage area pad is in good repair. Although a coal base remains on-site, no coal <br />stockpiles remain at this time. <br />An excavated area west of the shop and admin buildings should be filled in. Mr. Zuber has noted <br />this in previous inspection reports. The excavation exposes a fire hydrant and the associated <br />water pipeline. If necessary, NECC could install a riser to extend the hydrant to the natural <br />ground surface. Currently, access to the hydrant would be dangerous and the excavation poses a <br />potential risk to wildlife. <br />There are two water storage tank pad SAEs on the southern central portion of the facilities area. <br />Recent heavy rains impacted berms and sediment control devices (hay bales, silt fence) at both <br />locations. NECC staff replaced hay bales and silt fence at the upper SAE but did not remove <br />broken bales that fell down the slope or seed the erosion feature along the outslope. This area <br />needs additional work. The lower water tank SAE has a small breach in the perimeter berm and <br />should be repaired. <br />On the west end of the facilities area, NECC is storing underground mining and conveyor system <br />equipment on the ground. A perimeter berm separates the northern border of the disturbed area <br />from the stream buffer zone; however, this berm ends without routing drainage to a sediment <br />pond or alternative sediment control devices. Although a diversion runs along the road corridor <br />to catch runoff from most areas, there is disturbed area between the stream buffer zone and the <br />diversion that could report to the river. This was identified during the closeout meeting as a high- <br />priority repair item. Mr. Zuber also requested that NECC place additional stream buffer zone <br />markers on the west end of the permit area.