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June 9, 2020 C-1981-035/King Coal Mine JHB <br />clearwater Diversion ditch. Talking to the crew leader, the bottom of the ditch has roughly 14" thick of shotcrete, <br />tapering up to 2" on the sides. There is a nice tie in to the existing slope. <br />SAE #1 at the entrance was properly graded and silt fencing in place at the small settling dips. <br />No maintenance was identified at the King I mine area. <br />PROCESSING WASTE/COAL MINE WASTE PILES — Rule 4.10 and 4.11 <br />Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization; Placement: <br />GCC has been concentrating refuse laydown on the lower portion of the refuse pile. All material had been <br />graded and there were no end dumped piles needing to be spread. The upper portion of the refuse pile was nicely <br />graded. There is an area towards the west (front) of the upper portion of the refuse pile where the haul road <br />accesses the pile that is not graded to direct runoff to the collection ditches. In this configuration it appears runoff <br />would run down the haul road. GCC needs to pay attention to this portion of the refuse pile and assure that runoff <br />does not run down the face of the pile. <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 />Roads throughout both King I and King II are in good condition and well maintained. <br />TOPSOIL — Rule 4.06 <br />Removal 4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4); Storage and Protection 4.06.3; Redistribution 4.06.4: <br />Coal dust deposition is confined to the south end of the topsoil stockpile. Few noxious weeds were <br />encountered on the pile. Most of the pile has good vegetation. On the west side of the topsoil stockpile, there is a <br />n area of thin vegetation. Some eroding of the topsoil resource was noted along with weedier species becoming <br />established. GCC needs to broadcast some stabilization seed mix to this patchy area to minimize soil loss and <br />reduce the opportunity for noxious weeds to become established on the topsoil pile. <br />DOCUMENTS RECEIVED NA <br />OTHER (SPECIFY) NA <br />ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS/COMPLIANCE <br />No enforcement actions were initiated as a result of this inspection, nor are any pending. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 8 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br />Page 4 of 8 <br />