INSPEC31599

• Permit No: C1980001
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: COAL INSPECTION REPORT
• Inspection Date: 7/31/2000
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE
Below are comments on the Inspection. The comments Include discussion of observations
made during the Inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during
the inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action.
This was a complete inspection of [he Edna Mine site. The weather was hot and dry. Skies were hary due to
wildfires in other western states. Ground conditions were dry. The mine site was inspected the afternoon of
Monday, July 31 and on August 1. On Monday, a brown pick-up truck was parked in the Moffat area, on the
old equipment storage area above the Pond. No other vehicles or activity were observed on Monday. On
Tuesday, Rob Shroyer from Piffer Ag & Turf, was pulling his trailer in, and he planned to start weed
spraying.
Records. Records were checked at the Routt County Courthouse on Tuesday, August 1. Records are up to
date through May, 2000. As mentioned during the last records check, the most recent midterm should be on
file.
Roads. There has been recent maintenance activity on the roads. Several ditches and the road surfaces along
the North Moffat road, the West Ridge road, Skyline Drive and Lower Moffat road had been cleaned and
graded. The roads and ditches are in good condition.
Maintenance work has also been undertaken on the Goat Trail. Where needed on the upper segments, ditches
were cleared and graded. Exit channels 1, 2 and 3 have been cleaned and graded. The road was passable and
in good condition during this inspection.
Hydrologic Balance. All ponds: West Ridge, Center Ridge, Moffat and tipple area, were inspected. Center
Ridge was discharging and mixing with the Spring OOl water in the irrigation ditch. There was no discharge
from the other ponds.
Spoils Spring 001 in the West Ridge area was flowing at approximately 100 gpm. The outflow was covered
with vegetation, cat tails and other marshy species. No other spoils springs were observed flowing.
The spillways of a couple of the West Ridge ponds had additional rip rap installed.
Backfilling and Grading. Erosion features in the West Ridge area were regraded. All features identified in the
2000 Annual Erosion Inventory Report had been corrected.
The transmission line on the Oak Creek side, from the C-building to where the Goat Trail intersects the slope,
has been regraded and contour furrows installed. Grass sod was placed on the top of each furrow. This area
will need to be reseeded in the fall.
Suoaort Facilities. The Oak Creek facilities area is in good condition.
Reve etg_ anon. As stated earlier, ground conditions are very dry and the herbaceous vegetation is also. Several
bare areas were observed in West Ridge. Erosion is not a problem in most of those areas, but they could
present a problem for vegetation sampling. I had a note from Henry Austin at OSM offering OSM assistance
for some of the spoils vegetation in West Ridge. Please contact me if you would like to pursue this offer.
Previous weed spraying efforts are clearly helping, the Canadian thistle and houndstongue do not seem as
dense as last year. This years spraying which will start this week, should continue to help contain and control
the weed species.