2017-02-07_REPORT - C2009087

• Permit No: C2009087
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 2/7/2017
• Doc Name: Annual Reclamation Report
• From: Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC
• To: DRMS
• Annual Report Year: 2016
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Reclamation Report
• Email Name: TNL
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

One A UM requires 810 lbs. of forage
1,560 lbs/acre (x) 2,541 acres = 3,963,960 lbs. of total forage produced
810 lbs. of forage (x) 960 AVM's = 777,600 lbs. of forage required;
777,600/3,963,960 x 100 = 19.6% utilization, well below the available forage
of the PSCM grazed reclaim area.
SEDIMENTATION POND SURVEYS
PSCM is required by Permit to periodically monitor sedimentation ponds for sediment storage
capacities. Monitoring provides a sediment yield history and gives advance warning to operations
personnel when sediment clean-out work is required. Past data has shown reduced sediment transport
and deposition as vegetation has become established. The surveys from 2006 to present show
sediment storage capacities that are more than adequate. Because surface mined areas have been
reclaimed and have been revegetated for several years, the available storage capacities aren't expected
to change significantly. Additionally, potential sediment contributions to Pond 002 are buffered by the
lower sediment pond from newly disturbed areas associated with the underground mine.
Consistent with Rule 4.05.9(14), each pond is inspected annually by a qualified professional specialist
under the direction of a professional engineer or a qualified registered professional engineer. The
submitted reports comply with all requirements of Rule 4.05.9(15). Ponds are also visually inspected
quarterly by mine personnel. During these inspections, any significant observed change in sediment
storage or noticeable expansion of the sediment delta at the inlet to the pond are noted as indications of
conditions requiring pond maintenance. To assure that adequate sediment storage capacities are
maintained, and taking into consideration the level of vegetative reestablishment on the reclaimed
areas, PSCM has committed to sediment and pond storage capacity surveys every 10 years beginning
in 2016. The table below has been updated to reflect the 2016 sediment and pond capacity survey.
The 2016 survey confirms that all ponds have sufficient active storage capacity to meet design
requirements.
The following table lists the latest surveyed capacities of PSCM sediment ponds:
Pond
Number
20062008
Capacity
Capacity
2010
Capacity
2012-2014
Capacity
2016
Capacity
Minimum Allowable
Water Storage
Pond
171.9
NA
NA Not 7
1 177.7
84.6 ac.ft.
00_2
surveyed
Pond
003
3.7
NA
_
NA - - -
Not - -- - 1
surveyed
3.4 - -
-2.1 ac.ft.
_
Pond
5.6
_
5.5
5.5
Not
_
8.1
004
surveyed
3.0 ac.ft.
PSCM also installed a new measuring flume at Pond 004 during 2015.
STOCK TANKS
There are 13 stock -tanks or stock -ponds in the PSCM mined/reclaimed area, and most are classified as
permanent and are certified annually. No new stock tanks/ponds were constructed during 2016.
2016 ARR 6