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14 September 2022 <br /> C-1981-044/Williams Fork Mines RAR <br /> Construction 4.03.1(3)14.03.2(3);Drainage 4.03.1(4)14.03.2(4); Surfacing and Maintenance <br /> 4.03.1(5) and(6)14.03.2(5) and(6);Reclamation 4.03.1(7)14.03.2(7) <br /> o The haul road at the entrance off State Highway 13 was dry and in good repair at the time <br /> of inspection. <br /> o The entire site was accessible. <br /> o Access roads around the site appeared in good repair with no ruts or standing water. <br /> o Ditches appeared to be functioning adequately. <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 <br /> Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10;Diversions 4.05.4;Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring <br /> 4.05.13; Drainage-Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8;Impoundments 4.05.6,4.05.9; Stream <br /> Buffer Zones 4.05.18 <br /> o Pond banks and dam at the pond located at the portal area appeared stable at the time of <br /> inspection. Backfilling and grading activities at the portal were not impacting the pond. <br /> o None of the ponds held water at the time of inspection. <br /> TOPSOIL RULE 4.06 <br /> Removal 4.06.2; Substitute Materials 4.06.4(4); Storage and Protection 4.06.3;Redistribution <br /> 4.06.4 <br /> o A series of small topsoil piles are scattered throughout the site. <br /> o Piles appeared to be marked appropriately with T posts. <br /> o All topsoil piles are vegetated. <br /> BACKFILL and GRADING RULE 4.14 <br /> o Backfilling and grading at the portal were occurring at the time of inspection. <br /> o Machinery was staged at the portal area at the time of inspection. The area in front of the <br /> service building had been graded. The portal opening was covered with spoil and <br /> contoured. The adjacent highwalls were backfilled and sloped. <br /> o The drainage to the pond below the portal was in process of being notched into the <br /> backfilled and graded material. <br /> o Some topsoil had been placed and a small amount of additional topsoil was in place <br /> waiting for grading. <br /> o Culverts have been pulled and are awaiting removal. <br /> RE VEGETATION-Rule 4.15 <br /> General Requirements 4.15.1; Use of Species 4.15.2, Grazing 4.15.5 <br /> o Reclamation and revegetation are progressing as permitted. <br /> o Seeding that occurred in fall of 2019 and 2020 along the bottomlands of the Williams <br /> Fork River exhibited robust growth. Grasses were 2.5 feet tall with seedheads and had <br /> dried to golden a color. <br /> o Grasses will be mowed in the next weeks to deposit seeds and act as a winter mulch. <br /> o Cows were grazing in the bottomlands <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Page 3 of 10 <br />