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July 25, 2018 C-1992-081/Hayden Gulch Loadout TNL <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />Y - Air Resource Protection <br />R - Availability of Records <br />N - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />N - Other <br />NA - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />N - Reclamation Success <br />N - Revegetation <br />NA - Subsidence <br />N - Slides and Other Damage <br />N - Support Facilities On-site <br />Y - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a complete coal inspection of the Hayden Gulch Loadout conducted by Tabetha Lynch of CDRMS. The <br />loadout site was dry and the weather was clear at the time of the inspection. No mantainence or reclamation <br />activities of the main facilities area, the railway, or the Tie-Across Haul Road were being conducted at the time of <br />the inspection. The site was sprayed for weeds the first week in June. No permiting actions are currently under <br />review. <br />AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS – Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> All records were located at the Foidel Creek Mine offices. See the DRMS Availability of Records <br />attached. <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 Truck Loop Pond was dry and the Rail Loop Pond was dry at the time of the inspection. Dry Creek <br />was flowing and culverts were clear and functional. A wetland area created by damming from the presence of the <br />raised railroad on the north side of Hwy 40 is currently under evaluation with Army Corps of Engineers. <br />ROADS – Rule 4.03 <br />Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3), Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4), Surfacing and Maintenance4.03.1(5) and <br />(6)/4.03.2(5) and (6), Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7): <br /> The tie-across haul road appeared to be well maintained. The road was stable with no problems noted at <br />the time of the inspection. The operator will be removing the remaining sections of railroad on Hwy 40 and <br />County Rd 37. Per the operator no permits are required for this work on the county road and the county will be