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Elk Creek C-1981-022 26 October 2006 P9 2/2 - The ditches along the haul road to the Elk Creek facilities area, the East Yard and old highway 133 were all cleaned and appeared to be stable and functioning as designed. All of the sumps in the ditches were also cleaned out. No erosional problems were noted in any of the ditches. Processing Waste: -There were several small piles of material at the West Valley Fill that need to be spread and compacted. The pile appeared to be stable and well compacted at the time of the inspection. There was no water pooled on the surface of the pile. - The operator has placed a lift of refuse on the II-West Pile. The lift appeared to be stable and there was no water pooling on the new pile at the time of the inspection. - The reclaimed East Yard pile remains stable and well vegetated. No erosional problems were noted on the pile at the time of the inspection. Topsoil: -The Elk Creek topsoil pile was well vegetated and stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted. - The topsoil by the Sanborn Creek fan was well vegetated and stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted. - The topsoil on the reclaimed East Yard refuse pile remains stable, with no erosional problems noted at the time of the inspection. Support Facilities: -The Sanborn Creek fan site was stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted. - The substation #3 pad was stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted. - Both the Sanborn Creek and Elk Creek Mine facilities areas were stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional or other problems were noted at either site. - The explosives magazine pad was stable at the time of the inspection. No problems were noted on the pad. All four of the explosives magazines were locked at the time of the inspection. Air Resource Protection; -There were no problems with fugitive dust on any of the haul roads or from the coal stockpile at the time of the inspection. Overall, the Elk Creek and Sanborn Creek Mine site is in good condition.