2019-07-22_INSPECTION - C1981041

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July 9, 2019 C-1981-041/Roadside Portals CCW crack labeled as Line ID 11, I asked Mr. Beckwith if they would like me to document anything further on site. Mr. Beckwith replied that there was not anything else they would like me to document. During our conversation,Mr. Beckwith explained to me that the ditches that receive water from the pipeline on the Tract 70 mesa are rotated about every three days. Tonya Hammond and I then parted ways with Mr. Fontanari and Mr. Beckwith. On the way out of Tract 70, Ms. Hammond and I documented that the ditches located to the south end of the mesa had water activly flowing in them. All features recorded using the Arc Collector application can be viewed using the following link: http s://arc g.i s/18 WnTK HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05 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; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage—Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: On the morning of July 9,the Division was informed by Snowcap that there was a series of seeps coming out of the hill adjacent to the North Decline(Photos 1 and 2). The seeps were located around the same level as the sandstone outcrop on the mesa. Evidence of water flowing down the mesa was expressed by erosional channels running down the hillslope. The seeps were observed to be active. During the inspection of the North Decline another series of seeps were observed(Photos 3 and 4). Two major seeps were identified directly above Snowcap's permanent diversion ditch and one was located below Snowcap's permanent diversion ditch. A slump had also occurred due to the seeps above Snowcap's diversion ditch(Photo 4). Water was visible and was seeping at a rate that was also audible. Water was ponding below the diversion ditch on the flat portion of the North Decline (Photo 3). Along the access road on top of the North Decline, Fontanari's gravel pits were observed to be holding water (Photo 5 and 6). One pit is located on the west side of the access road and the other is located on the east side of the access road. The west pit had a couple of seeps identified on the walls. One seep was visibly flowing and the other seep was identified by the damp spot on the wall. Fontanari's gravel pits are permitted with the Minerals Program of the Division under Permit Number M-1996-076. Inspection of the inactive Roadside Coal Mine site, Permit Number C-1981-041, on July 9 included the repairs completed by Snowcap Coal on March 27,2019 as a part of the SL-I I bond release application.. Mr. Fontanari was operating the three most northern ditches of his "water system." Water was observed to be flowing in the Fontanari ditch located near the repaired Object IDs 54, 55 and 56 (Photo 7). A new hole was documented with a Samsung Tablet with integrated GPS using the Arc Collector Program. This feature was labeled Object ID 86. The feature was located a few paces east of the repaired Object 55. The new hole did not appear to be impacting the repairs during the inspection. Two more holes were documented as Object ID 87 and 88. Both of these holes were located at the end of the Fontanari ditch adjacent to repaired Objects 54, 55 and 56. Almost all of the water flowing to the end of the Fontanari ditch was being captured by Object ID 87 and 88. Two more holes labeled as Object ID 89 and 90 were identified a few paces west of the repaired Obj ect ID 54. Water was observed to be flowing into Object ID 89. No water was flowing into Object ID 90. Another new feature labeled Object ID 91 Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 Page 4 of 17