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October 17, 2016 C-1981-041/Roadside Portals BFB <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection <br />R - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />N - Explosives <br />N - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />N - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />R - Other <br />N - Processing Waste <br /> <br />N - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />N - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />N - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />N - Special Categories Of Mining <br />N - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a complete inspection of the Roadside Portals Mine conducted by Brock Bowles of the Colorado <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. Tonya Hammond, company representative for Snowcap Coal <br />Company (SCC) was present for the inspection. The weather conditions were clearl. The temperature was <br />approximately 65 F and the ground was dry. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> The records were checked after the ground inspection. All required records were on file and available for <br />review at the mine office. No problems were noted with the records review. Please see the availability of records <br />at the end of this report. <br /> <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br />Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; <br />Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; <br />Drainage – Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br /> The culvert under the road on the south side of the North Decline area contains sediment and it needs to be <br />cleaned out (photo 1). As indicated in the SL-9 inspection report, the landowner, Mr. Fontanari would like to have <br />the culvert replaced with a low water crossing. SCC is currently working on this issue. <br /> <br />No water was in the ditch leading to the Carey Pond or the ditch east of the Carey Pond. The Carey Pond was dry <br />(photo 2). <br /> <br />OTHER (SPECIFY): <br /> A new bridge is being installed over the highline canal that will improve access to Coal Creek Canyon. <br />The bridge construction is not within the permit boundary and it is not being done by SCC. The construction is <br />being noted in this report because it supports the industrial post mining land use proposed in PR-6. <br /> <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: