INSPEC36984

• Permit No: C1981020
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 12/7/2004
• 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.
Seeding of the fill slopes and ditches associated with the new road alignment through the
waste disposal area was not completed prior to the snow, and will need to be completed
following snow-melt and thaw, when ground conditions permit.
The current access road compliance statement in the permit will need to be amended or
replaced to reflect the change to haul road status for the lower road segment from the state
highway to the waste disposal area.
Hvdroloaic Balance
Collection and diversion ditches in the coal waste disposal area were in place and
functional. Snow cover prevented detailed observations or measurements, but it was clear
that all disturbed area drainage is directed to the sediment pond in compliance with the
approved plan.
The upper road and mine bench areas were not accessed due to deep snow cover along the
canyon segment of the road. Drainage and sediment control facilities along the upper road
and on the mine bench were inspected on November 79 and were in good condition at that
time.
The sediment pond was snow covered, but appeared to be in good condition. Due to very
cold temperatures that have prevailed since the Thanksgiving snowfall, there has been very
little runoff into the pond to date.
Processing Waste
Site preparation foundation and drainage control installation was completed in early
November and certified by P.E. James E. Stover. Due to snow cover, detailed observations
and measurements could not be made during this inspection, but no problems were
apparent.
Sediment clean-out material from McClave Canyon Mine (mostly from the sediment drying
area) was recently hauled to the excavated portion of the disposal site, which is the base of
the Phase 1 disposal pile. The material will need to be spread, graded and compacted in
compliance with design specifications, when moisture and soil conditions are conducive.
The volume of material appeared to be such that a layer up to two feet thick across the
excavated area might result from grading and compaction.
Stabilization seeding and mulching was completed on the new topsoil stockpile, and some
ditch locations, but various other disturbed areas associated with the waste disposal area
did not get seeded before the snowfall and onset of cold weather. Stabilization seeding and
mulching of remaining road and pond embankments, berms, ditches, and the cover soil
stockpile will need to be completed when ground conditions allow. As noted in the previous