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Colowyo C-198 ] -0l <br />16 November 2005 <br />Pg 2/5 <br />Roads (cont): -The light-use roads around the Gossard Loadout and to the rail loop <br />were all well maintained and in good condition. <br />-The haul roads to the East and West Pits (and in the pits) were all well maintained in <br />stable, No erosional problems were noted on these roads. <br />Hydrologic Balance: -Sump 2 contained water approximately 2 feet below the top <br />of the pond. The sump was stable at the time of the inspection, <br />- Sump 3 was almost dry at the time of the inspection (it contained only a small pool <br />of water). The sump was stable at the time of the inspection. <br />- Sump 4 contained water approximately 5 feet below the top of the pond, The <br />sump was stable at the time of the inspection. <br />- Sump 5 contained water approximately 4 feet below the top of the pond. The <br />sump was stable at the time of the inspection. <br />-The West Pit Pond (NPDES 008A) contained a small amount of water and was not <br />discharging at the time of the inspection. The water that would "normally" report to <br />this pond is held in the west pit (the only water is runoff from the vegetated side of the <br />west pit fill). The embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no <br />erosional problems noted. <br />- The East Taylor Pond (NPDES Ol OA) contained a small pool of water and was not <br />discharging at the time of the inspection, This pond has been cleaned since the last <br />inspection. The embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no <br />erosional problems noted. <br />-The Gossard Pond (NPDES 003A) contained water approximately four feet below <br />the riser pipe and was not discharging at the time of the inspection, This pond was <br />being cleaned (a CAT 320 excavator with along-reach boom) and the <br />sediment/coal fines were being hauled to the edge of the West Pit and being <br />placed into the fill, The embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were <br />no erosional problems noted. <br />- The Rail Loop Pond (NPDES 006A) contained water approximately three feet below <br />the riser pipe and was not discharging at the time of the inspection, This pond has <br />been cleaned since the last inspection. There is a pile of coal fines/dirt beside the <br />pond from cleaning out the train tunnel, This will be hauled to the West Pit and <br />placed with the other fines/dirt, The embankment was well vegetated and stable <br />and there were no erosional problems noted. <br />-The Stoker Siding Pond (NPDES 005A) contained a small pool of water and was not <br />discharging at the time of the inspection. The embankment was well vegetated and <br />stable and there were no erosional problems noted, <br />-The Work Area Pond (NPDES 002A) contained water approximately five feet below <br />the riser pipe and was not discharging at the time of the inspection. There was no <br />discharge from the Wash Bay Pond into this pond during the inspection. The <br />embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no erosional problems <br />noted, <br />-The Wash Bay Pond (not an NPDES discharge point) contained water several feet <br />below the emergency spillway. This pond is designed as a containment pond and <br />discharge to the Work Area Pond triggers testing for BTEX. This pond is also used as a <br />