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<br />r <br /> <br />II. Compliance :+: th Colorado Sur `ace Coal l4iti^g Reclama ton Act <br />CRS 1973, as a.-vended 3J-33-10_', _ sea., <br />and the <br />_ Rules and ReouZa t ons Issued Pursuant to Gee Acs <br />This includes a Zistinq of the particular provisions of tl:e regulatory orocram which were <br />examined during the course of this inspection, atd ident f'_es enforcement actions ta;cen <br />during t5e inspection for failure to comply with Ghe Rules and Regula tons, U:e Act and <br />the permit. <br />4.02 Signs and Markers <br />Perimeter markers must 6e installed upon permit approval. <br />4.03 Roads <br />A drill pad was constructed on one corner of the light use access road, built <br />by the power company to service the power lines. No topsoil was salvaged from Che <br />drill pad, but the operator said the disturbance was a result of the road construction <br />and not the drill pad. Surface run-off from the area goes into the diversion ditch <br />northeast of the sediment pond. It is difficult to tell how much topsoil was lost. <br />The operator must salvage all available topsoil, seed [he drill pad area this fall and <br />place straw bales above the diversion ditch to prevent sediment from entering iC. <br />4.05 Hydrologic Balance <br />The drill pad discussed above serves as a piezometer well site to monitor ground <br />water quantity and quality below the refuse pile. <br />Recent discharge from the sediment pond apparently had an unusually high saline <br />concentration. Salt residue was visible on the rocks below the discharge point. The <br />operator indicated the pH is generally recorded around 8.8. An analysis of the discharge <br />from the pond spillway must he submitted to the Division. <br />A culvert north of the coal stockpile area in the year is partially blocked and <br />needs to be cleared. <br />4.06 Topsoil <br />Topsoil was not salvaged from the drill pad area on the light-use road. The <br />area of disturbance is small (approximately 200 square feet) and it is difficult to <br />tell how much topsoil was not salvaged. The operator must replace all available topsoil <br />from the area on the drill pad and seed it this fall. Topsoil must be salvaged prior <br />to any surface disturbance of areas affected by coal mining operations. <br />