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October 12, 2016 C-1981-012/New Elk Mine RAR <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br /> Page 3 of 8 <br /> <br />Date From <br />8 August 2016 Submittal NECC <br />11 August 2016 Incompleteness DRMS <br />12 September 2016 Answer to Incompleteness NECC <br />22 September 2016 Completeness DRMS <br />20 October 2016 Preliminary Adequacy Review DRMS <br /> <br />Mid Term (MT 7) Review for 2016 <br />MT 7 was sent to the operator 25 August 2016 via e-mail. <br /> <br />MAINTENANCE ITEMS from PREVIOUS INSPECTIONS <br />1. Shallow rill in the upper, eastern reclaimed bench of the RDA requires filling in with <br />brush as agreed during the field evaluation. Resolved <br /> <br />AUGUST 2016 MAINTENANCE ITEMS <br />2. Culvert 81 needs to be cleaned out. Resolved <br />3. The gully forming near the belt portal, should be addressed as soon as possible. Resolved <br />with armoring see photo 6 below. <br />4. Adjacent slopes at the discharge channel at Pond 8 require seeding and hydromulching while <br />precipitation events can support germination and growth. <br /> <br />SEPTEMBER 2016 MAINTENANCE ITEMS <br />5. The west end of the New Elk site where additional stream buffer markers are required. <br />6. Coal refuse and fines under the conveyor should be removed to the RDA to prevent movement offsite <br />as pointed out in previous inspections. <br />7. Coal residue remained at both ends of the conveyor system. Mr. Zube r pointed this out in the June <br />2016 inspection and requested that this be removed to avoid material transport during runoff. (Janson <br />loadout) <br />8. Numerous weed species appeared in prevalent numbers throughout the Janson loadout site. <br />11. C81 at the end of the RDA near the sump requires cleaning. Resolved <br />12. CA contained some fist sized rocks and sediment. The associated sump held water. Resolved <br />13. C64 exhibited water Ponding at the outlet. Resolved <br />14. C81 at RDA needs maintenance (photo 8). Resolved <br />15. D56 requires cleaning out to establish positive drainage to culvert C81. Resolved <br />16. The ring ditch D around topsoil #2 is ponding water. It was breached in last rain so monitor this and <br />build up the ditch to prevent breaching making sure to establish and maintain positive drainage to <br />prevent water ponding. <br />17. Rills forming on the eastern slope of the soil storage area. Monitor and mitigate (branches maybe) as <br />needed to prevent soil movement. <br />18. Gully forming at the top of RDA on east side near the belt portal. Discussion on mitigation <br />included constructing a sump above, berming the area and armoring the gully. Resolved with the <br />exception of hydroseeding, see photo. <br />19. The east sump on the RDA required cleaning. Resolved <br />20. Coaly slope within stream buffer area north of Pond 6. This material should be removed and disposed <br />of in the RDA to prevent movement into the stream buffer zone. <br /> <br />INSPECTION: <br />SIGNS AND MARKERS Rule 4.02 <br />o Disturbed area boundary markers (white stakes) observed were intact and appeared <br />properly placed at the New Elk site.