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Date: 05/10/2016 <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: 2"d Quarter 2016 Page 1 of 2 <br />Inspector: Jessica Loveland <br />Pond Identification <br />FW -2 (formerly MB -1) MB -3 MB -4 MB -5E <br />Type of Pond <br />Fresh Water Sediment Sediment Sediment <br />Sediment Level % <br />-- -- <5% <10% North <10% <br />South <10% <br />Water Level (Approx.) <br />90% 90% 50% 70% 40% <br />50% <br />Discharge at Time of <br />Inspection (Y/N) <br />NA NA N N 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 />�l <br />Other <br />�l <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: MB -5E and the east cell of the RPE ponds were prepped for sediment removal to take place in <br />the third quarter. <br />Water was recycled from the sediment ponds for use as dust control on roadways, as well as pumped to the CPP (as <br />needed) and/or 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 />