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21 July 2020 C-1994-082/Seneca II W Mine RAR <br /> Page 2 of 11 <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 R -Roads <br /> N -Availability of Records R -Reclamation Success <br /> Y - Backfill& Grading R -Revegetation <br /> NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste Y - Subsidence <br /> NA - Explosives R - Slides and Other Damage <br /> Y - Fish &Wildlife NA - Support Facilities On-site <br /> R - Hydrologic Balance Y - Signs and Markers <br /> R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> N - Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> NA - Processing Waste Y - Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> This was a partial inspection of the Seneca 11W Mine, C1982057, operated by Seneca Property LLC. The <br /> inspection comprised a partial phase 11 and III bond release (SL6) inspection as well as a partial phase <br /> III request(SL6). The weather was clear with temperatures ranging from 65 to 85 degrees F. The <br /> ground was dry. Present at the inspection were; Miranda Kawcak of Seneca Coal Co; Christine Belka <br /> with the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) Ana Lash,Hayden Library Director and Christine Epp of the <br /> Hayden Library Board; and myself, Robin Reilley with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, <br /> Mining, and Safety(DRMS). The inspection was conducted,the images and report prepared by me, <br /> Robin Reilley of the DRMS. The site was dry with established vegetation. Grasshoppers swarmed in <br /> several notably dry areas across the site. <br /> INSPECTION: <br /> Maintenance Items <br /> The following numbered adequacy items below indicate issues to be resolved before the proposal of a <br /> release decision by the Division. <br /> 1. Library board requested that fencing around library property be repaired and installed where <br /> necessary. <br /> 2. Damaged and partially clogged culvert providing drainage into T5 requires repair and <br /> cleaning out(photo below). <br /> 3. Significant rill in constructed drainage below Stock Tank 5 (photo below). <br /> 4. Metal debris from a GPS ground control point in parcel 38 should be removed. <br /> 5. Unsecured netting at top of surge tank in parcel 137 between shrub plot and above Pond 17 <br /> should be removed for the safety of wildlife. <br /> 6. Downed fencing in shrub plot(parcel 39)requires removal. <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />