INSPEC04834

• Permit No: C1981041
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: COAL INSPECTION REPORT
• Inspection Date: 10/25/2001
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE
Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made
during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection
and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action.
• TR-33 dewater pipe drill pad construction to begin tomorrow (10/17k drilling scheduled to begin
10/29 and to be completed within approximately 1 week. She indicated that the CDPS permit
amendment had been issued for the proposed dischazge site.
• A contract had been awarded for demolition of North Portal facilities, and remaining structures along
the overland conveyor (with the exception of the River Span tube and associated Transfer building #2).
The project is to begin November 1 and be completed by December 31. Demolition of the water tank
and certain other structures at the South Portal area was included in this contract.
• A contract has been awarded for demolition of the 2 West Portals substation and associated power
line, and removal of remaining structures from the South Fan site that had been placed along the road
to the 2 West Portals. The work is to be completed by the end of November.
Contractor bids are due October 24 for final reclamation dirt work associated with CRDA-2, CRDA-I, and
the Coal Creek permanent diversion. This would include final grading of CRDA-2, completion of the new
upper diversion, elimination of the existing upper diversion, placement of cover soil and topsoil and
wildlife habitat rocks, and completion of perimeter collection ditches. Similar work would be conducted on
CRDA-I, with the exception that the active bench area would be left open, to accommodate disposal of
coaly material from various mine areas during the course of reclamation.
October 25.2001
Site was inspected in Ute early afternoon, with no operator contact present. Demolition work at the wash
plant facility has been essentially completed. Contractors were loading and hauling metal from one of
several rubble piles to the loadout during the inspection. As noted above, the shop building at the wash
plant has been left intact, due to the operator's belief that there is potential for future use of the structure.
The base of the coal stacker mbe was still intact.
There had been no further grading work at the CRDA 1 or CRDA 2 refuse areas since the previous site visit
on October 16.
At the North Decline, the drill pad for the new dewatering pipe drilling operation (TR-33) had been
completed, and soil and overburden had been stockpiled near Pond 7 as approved.
There had been no significant precipitation events in recent weeks, and drainage and sediment control
structures in the various facility areas appeared to be properly maintained. There was a shallow pool of
water in Pond 6. Ponds 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 were dry.
Tonya Hammond of PCC was contacted October 29 regarding the status of vazious scheduled reclamation
tasks. She indicated that demolition of 2-West Portals electrical facilities had commenced the week of
October 22, and that equipment had mobilized for demolition of the North Portal Facilities on October 26.
Necessary site preparation and survey work for the TR-33 drilling project had been completed. Drilling
was scbeduled to begin today (10/29/Ol), but Ms. Hammond indicated the drill crew had been delayed at