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August 25, 2020 C-1981-03 5/King Coal Mine JHB <br /> rolling or being washed downslope. Photo 6. <br /> The operator has added cobble/Rip Rap to King I Reach 10 ditch, to help reduce downcutting. This <br /> treatment appears to be effective. <br /> King I West pond was damp, and not holding any measurable water. Photo 7. Joel said GCC anticipates <br /> conducting sediment cleanout of both the West pond and East Pond later this fall. Neither sediment load <br /> appeared to be at the cleanout elevation currently, but the operator appears to be proactive. The East <br /> pond surface was damp from the rain, but not holding any water. <br /> The King I haul road SAE at the entrance to the King I facilities have recently been dressed up and <br /> sediment removed from the sumps on both sides of the road. The straw logs on the west side of the <br /> roadway are starting to degrade. As part of fall maintenance, it would be beneficial to replace these <br /> straw logs to assure functionality through the winter months. <br /> The King II pond was holding a shallow pool of cloudy water well below the discharge elevation. <br /> Vegetation on the inslopes of the KII pond provided good cover. <br /> The CWD-2 Clearwater ditch is well graded and cleared of low spots and debris. There was a patch of <br /> Yellow toadflax, a Noxious weed, on the east side of the CWD-2 clear water ditch, approximately equal <br /> with the screen structure. Photo 8. This patch needs to be controlled in accordance with the weed <br /> management plan. <br /> The CWD-1 A West clear water ditch was in good condition. <br /> The outlet of culvert C 16, under the concrete pad, needs clean out. Photo 9. The outlet of culvert C 15 <br /> need clean out. Photo 10. Other culverts throughout the KII facilities area were in good condition. <br /> Joel reported that Mike McFarlan was out collecting water samples at the time of the inspection. <br /> PROCESSING WASTE/COAL MINE WASTE PILES —Rule 4.10 and 4.11 <br /> Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization; Placement: <br /> At the time of the inspection, GCC was using a Loader(Deere 724K) to grade refuse on the lower <br /> portion of the Refuse area, and continue construction of the road on the west side of the lower pile. The <br /> rills noted in the July inspection have been filled and graded over. The loader was working the transition <br /> from the graveled portion of the haul road, to the portion of the road that travels over the refuse pile. <br /> Photo 5. The operator was grading this area to allow for runoff to flow into the ditch and not short circuit <br /> across the pile. Some material has been brought to the upper refuse area and graded. The rills noted <br /> during the July 29th inspection have been graded out and the slope to the haul road access point has been <br /> reduced. The inspector collected three slope angles using a hand held inclinometer. The slope angle was <br /> collected from the significant change in slope, then focusing on the edge of the berm on the west side of <br /> the pile (bottom of the face of the pile). Two slope angle results were 6 degrees, taking the angle straight <br /> down the slope. Photo 4. Another measurement was taken diagonally across the slope at what visually <br /> appeared to be the steepest part of the slope. This value was 8 degrees. No recent rilling was noted. <br /> GCC had also cleaned out sediment deposited at the perm and fashioned a small sump (stilling basin) at <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Page 3 of 6 <br />