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Elk Creek C-1981-022 22 June 200 pg Z3 Hydrologic Balance (cont.): - Pond F at the Hubbard Creek Fan site contained a small pool of water at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well vegetated and appeared to be stable. There were no erosional problems noted on the pond embankment. The ditch to pond F was stable at the time of the inspection as was the clean water diversion ditch around the Hubbard Creek fan pad. -The roadside ditches along the Elk Creek access road and the East Yard haul road all appeared to be clean and functioning properly at the time of the inspection. - Ponds C and D (at the refuse piles) were dry at the time of the inspection. The pond embankments are concrete dams. The dams were stable at the time of the inspection. - Pond A is a small pond at the entrance to the mine, by the coal silos. The pond is an incised pond. The pond contained a small amount of water. There were no problems noted with the pond. -The roadside ditches along the haul road to the Elk Creek facilities and the East Yard haul road were all clean and appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted. Processing Waste: -All of the refuse at the West Valley Fill has been spread and compacted. There were, however, several piles of dirt from ditch and sump cleaning that need to be spread and compacted. The pile appeared to be well compacted and stable at the time of the inspection. There was no water pooled on the surface of the pile. - The II-West Valley Fill was still not being used for refuse disposal 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 stockpile at the Hubbard Creek fan site was well vegetated and stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted. There is some Russian napweed on the pile that needs to be sprayed. Signs and Markers: All of the mine areas, including the outlying facilities, had mine ID signs. The signs contained all of the required information. -All of the disturbed areas had the appropriate markers in place. Support Facilities: -The Hubbard Creek fan pad was stable at the time of the inspection. No erosional problems were noted on the pad. D-Seam dewatering hole DW-1, which is buried, has been marked with a fence post as requested. The sump D262 and the utility borehole DG-1 were both ok at the time of the inspection. Both of the holes that missed the B-Seam have been plugged and filled. One of the holes does not have a borehole marker. A borehole marker needs to be placed at the location of the filled hole. - 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 of the two office trailers that are being replaced with the MR-78 facilities expansion have been removed. The foundation for the office expansion has been dug and the footers were framed and concrete was being poured at the time of the inspection.