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1_~a,`~ SG/~io~n~-tee ~`$/~aa 3T~ of ~~~ Hydrologic Balance (cont): -Substation 3 Pond contained a small amount of water but was not discharging at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no signs of erosional problems on the embankment. The primary spillway is a gated valve. The emergency spillway is an open channel that appeared to be constructed and maintained as required. -The straw bale SAE at the Bear Creek Facilities Area was in place and appeared to be functioning properly. There was no sediment observed leaving the site. -The silt fence SAE at the Lower Hubbard Creek Facilities Area needs some maintenance work (it has been knocked down in several places). There was no sediment observed leaving the site. -The pond at the Upper Hubbard Creek Facilities Area was dry at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no signs of erosional problems on the embankment. - All of the roadside ditches and culverts at the site were well maintained and appeared to be functioning as required. Backfilling and Grading: -The backfilled Bear Creek Facilities Area was stable at the time of the inspection. There were no signs of settling or cracking and no erosional problems noted. - The backfilled Lower Hubbard Creek Facilities Area was stable at the time of the inspection. There were no signs of cracking or settling and no erosional problems noted. Processing Waste: -The East Yard Refuse Pile has been covered and seeded and vegetation was beginning to grow. The cover appeared to be stable and there were no erosional problems on the pile. -The West Valley Fill Refuse Pile was being actively worked at the time of the inspection. The pile appeared to be stable and there was no standing or pooled water on the surface of the pile. No springs or seeps were observed coming out of the pile. Support Facilities: The Sanborn Creek Fan and Substation 3 pads were stable and in good condition. Topsoil: -The topsoil stockpile at the Elk Creek Facilities Area was properly marked and well vegetated. There were no erosional problems noted on the pile. -The topsoil stockpile at the Upper Hubbard Creek Facilities Area was properly marked and well vegetated. There were no erosional problems noted on the pile. Air Resource Protection: The mine was actively watering the roads to control fugitive dust. There was very little fugitive dust from the coal stockpile area. Slides and Damage: There was a small slide (approximately 50 feet long) just behind the rock dust tanks at the Elk Creek Facility Area. The slide has not caused any damage or off-site impacts. The slide area needs to be repaired and stabilized. Reclamation Success: The Bear Creek and Lower Hubbard Creek Facilities Areas have all been backfilled, topsoiled and reseeded. The vegetation at these areas looks good and there were no erosional problems noted at either of these areas.