INSPEC20699

• Permit No: C1981041
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 9/22/2000
• Doc Name: COAL INSPECTION REPORT
• Inspection Date: 9/8/2000
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STATE OF COLORADO
DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
Department of Natural Resources
1311 Sherman St., Room 215
Denrer, Colorado 80203
Phone: [phone]
FAY: (]031 832-8106
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RECLAMATION
MIN ING•SAFETY
Date: September 2l, 2000 Bill o..e~s
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Cc: Mike Boulay,
Bruce Fowler, BLM
Jim Scheidt, BLM
Jim Stover, J.E. Stover & Associates
Re: Roadside Mine, Permit No. C-81-041, Technical Revision No. 32
This memorandum is written to summarize my discussions with Bruce Fowler and Jim Scheidt of
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), during our meeting September 8, 2000. The meeting of
September 8, 2000 was scheduled so that we could discuss issues of mutual concem regarding the
final reclamation plan at the Roadside Mine, and in particular, to discuss an appropriate drainage
reconstruction plan for Coal Creek at the location near Refuse Disposal Area (RDA) # 1 and RDA
#2. The reclamation plan for this area, which includes a proposed reconfiguration of Coal Creek is
being revised, and there has been concem regarding the appropriate final disposition of three road
crossing culverts along Coal Creek in the area of the RDA and associated sediment pond facilities.
DMG previously proposed that the rock check stmctures located between the two lower road
crossings should be removed, and we also proposed that the two lower culvert crossings should be
removed and replaced with low water crossings. It was also discussed recently that the upper
culvert might also be removed, and replaced by a low water crossing.
We proposed these changes to the channel area due to our concern that the structures would
eventually be breached leading to erosional damage to the road, and adjacent RDA and sediment
pond facilities. This concem is based, in part, upon our previous observations that the concrete
multiple culvert crossing has filled with sediment and has been overtopped by flood flows which
diverted into the south RDA drainage system causing damage to the ditches and sediment pond.
BLM also expressed their concern that the channel area requires work to provide a more stable
configuration, but that such work should include retention of the culvert crossing structures to
facilitate public access to BLM lands, including the passage of horse trailers. Our meeting of
September 8, 2000 served to discuss our mutual concerns and to arrive at a plan proposal which
meets the goals of channel stabilization, mine facility protection and public access, including larger