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ORIGINAL -PUBLIC FILE <br />(Page 2) <br />MINE ID # OR PROSPECTING ID #: nn-I can-~aa <br />INSPECTION DATE: 4/h/06 INSPECTORS INITIALS: JiK <br />OBSERVATION <br />The Division conducted a water a monitoring inspection of the site on 4/blO6, Present during the inspection <br />were Gary Goodrich of CC&V. Prior to the Physical inspection of the site, went to the ARD building and talked <br />to Denny Deemer and Jodi Keel about the power failure that caused the pumps to shut down briefly the night <br />before. According to Jodi, there was no power failure but the wind caused two power lines to connect blowing <br />out a bower really for Phase II &III PUMP SYSTEM .The auxiliary generators started as designed but an error in <br />operator turned the pumps off manually, which caused a delay in starting the pumps, which in turn caused the <br />low volume pumps to exceed the maximum two feet head to exceed briefly. Both Jody and Denney stated <br />that they would have a written print out procedures so the operator error will not happen and properly train <br />their people not to make the same mistakes again. Since the most important thing was that the generators start <br />when there is a power failure and they did indeed functioned as designed and that the cause of the <br />exceedance for a short period was, due to operator error not the system failure, and since CC&V is going to <br />take the appropriate steps to train their people, the fact that the two feet head was exceeded for a brief <br />moment will not be sited as a possible problem as allowed in the Board Approved Amendment # B.After the <br />meeting looked at the Electrical generator control system with Jodi Keel and he explained how the electrical <br />system for the pads and pumping system work. <br />Inspe<;ted the South, East and main Cresson pit areas. They were all active at the time of the inspection. East <br />Cresson backfill is continuing. CC&V is placing the Top soil Salvaged from the East Cresson expansion area <br />along the South East side of the permit to shorten the haul distance, which is acceptable by the Division, as <br />long as once all the salvaged topsoil is in place, the operator must stabilize it by seeding the pile, which they <br />agreed. <br />Inspe~~ted the Phase I, II, II &IV leach pads and collected the following readings from the High and Low <br />Volume Solution Collection Transducers. <br />Phase I High Volume Solution Collection Transducer # 2 was recorded at 23.1 # 3 was at 19.9. Low volume <br />solution collection transducer # 1 was recorded at .04 and # 2 was at .42. <br />Phase II and III High Volume Solution Collection Transducer # 4 was recorded at 20.8 # 5 was at 20.2 and # b <br />was al 20.3. Low Volume Solution collection transducer # 1 was at .O6 and # 2 was at 56. Piezometer for the <br />pond'was recorded at 28.6 feet. <br />Phase IV High Volume Solution Collection transducer # 7 was recorded at 22.5, # 8 was at 21.4, # 9 was at 22.5 <br />and # 10 was at 22.8. Low Volume solution collection transducer # 1 was at 12 and # 2 was at 4.4 inches of <br />hydro°;tatic head. <br />Inspected the External pond, it was holding some water. Low volume solution collection transducer # 1 for the <br />pond'was recorded at12.5 and # 2 was at 10.7 inches of hydrostatic head. <br />Inspected the under drain area, all ponds were dry, with the exception of the lower pond which had some <br />snow cover, from the recent storm, and previous snow events. <br />Both the South and 4 inches pipes were discharging at a trickle. <br />Note:.All transducer readings are In feet of hydrostatic head unless othervvlse noted. <br />