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September 12,2022 C-1981-041/Roadside Portals CCW <br /> The Division inspected the area known as Tract 71. In 2014 the landowner dumped a large quantity of water into <br /> an unsealed airshaft(please see the Division's July 1, 9 and 15, 2014 inspection reports for more details). This air <br /> shaft was repaired under the permitting action,Technical Revision No. 69(TR-69). The work approved under <br /> TR-69 was completed in the fall of 2019 (please see the Division's October 2019 inspection report for more <br /> details). The disturbance associated with TR-69 remains the last bonded acreage for the Roadside Portals Mine. <br /> The TR-69 Repair Area,as it is referenced by the Division,is approximately 0.4 acres in size. During May of <br /> 2022 the landowner applied water in a trench that runs along the eastern and northern portions of Tract 71. The <br /> landowner also created disturbances with expanding this trench that resulted in impacts to the TR-69 Repair Area. <br /> During this inspection there was no water being applied to the landowner's trench on Tract 71 (Photo 8 and 9). <br /> There was no evidence that water had recently flowed in the trench. <br /> Rapid Creek is located to the south and southeast of the Roadside Portals Mine permit area. The Creek was <br /> flowing at a reduced capacity typical with the seasonal average for this time of year(Photo 10) <br /> RECLAMATION SUCCESS -Rule 4.15,Rule 3: <br /> The TR-69 Repair Area was stable with vegetative cover(Photo 11). There were no indications of <br /> erosional features. There were no new impacts to the TR-69 Repair area from the landowner's activities. The <br /> straw waddles were intact and remained in the approved locations. The disturbed boundary markers were <br /> observed to be in place and could be visible from on marker to the next. The mine identification sign was posted <br /> on one of the disturbed area markers. Tract 71 has had the western half of the land bladed of vegetation. The <br /> landowner's equipment was parked on the east side of the Carey Pit(southwest corner of Tract 71). There was no <br /> water from the landowner's pipeline going into the Carey Pit. The pit was dry during the inspection(Photo 12). <br /> DOCUMENTS RECEIVED: None <br /> OTHER(SPECIFY): None <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Page 4 of 12 <br />