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Location Estimated dischar e <br />south end of Moffat <br />pond) <br />Moffat pond discharge 0 gpm (pond water level <br />(NPDES outtall 004) more than one foot below <br /> rinci al s illwa culvert <br />The principal spillway culvert of the Moffat Pond was plugged with mud. The pond's water level <br />appeared low enough to allow the pond to contain the runoff from a large storm (although no rain was <br />in the forecast). I notified the operator's representative in Denver by phone that the culvert was <br />plugged and he said he would have it cleared three days later when he would be on-site. He <br />subsequently notified me by phone that he had followed through with that plan, and the culvert is clear. <br />SUPPORT FACILITIES <br />No problems were found at either the Upper Facilities Area or at the Oak Creek facilities area. <br />SLIDES AND DAMAGE <br />Slopes appeared stable throughout the site. As viewed from the upper facilities area and from the Oak <br />Creek entrance, no slope instability was evident on the hillslope above Oak Creek . <br />I searched for but could not find the settlement crack mentioned in previous inspection reports that <br />extended a few hundred feet along the west side of North Road in the former highwall area of the final <br />Moffat pit. <br />Gullies need repair on the hillslope east of the Lower Moffat Road, in the SW 1/4 Section 31. The <br />operator previously noted these gullies in this year's erosion survey report. The operator's <br />representative said by phone that repairs will be made during his trip to the site a few days after this <br />inspection. <br />4 <br />