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December 15, 2016 C-1981-028/Keenesburg Strip Mine RAR <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> <br /> Page 3 of 4 <br /> <br />Structures 4.05.7; Impoundments 4.05.9; Ground Water Monitoring4.05.13; Underground Mine <br />Entry 4.05.10; Surface and Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />o Sediment pond 2 and the dugout pond were holding a small amount of water. <br />Both the Dugout Pond and Sediment Pond #2 were overgrown with cattails and scheduled for <br />clean out during winter freeze, (maintenance item #1). <br /> <br />TOPSOIL - Rule 4.06 <br />Removal 4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4), Storage and Protection 4.06.3, <br />Redistribution 4.06.4: <br />No Erosional features on the top sand piles were observed. Overall top sand piles appeared stable and <br />shaped to a stable grade. <br />o Overburden placement is progressing from south to north toward the B Pit. Moving overburden, <br />cutting and filling was not taking place at time of inspection. <br /> <br /> <br />o B Pit is in process of <br />being backfilled and is <br />scheduled to be filled <br />and final grade <br />achieved by the end of <br />the December 2016. <br /> <br /> <br />Photo 1: Pit B backfill <br />progress. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />o Area to the east of B Pit <br />has achieved final <br />grade. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Photo 2: Area to the east <br />of B pit showing final <br />grade. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />