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Colowyo C-1981-019 ~ Pg 2/3 26 July 2005 Hydrologic Balance (cont.): The East Taylor Pond contained water approximately 18" below the weep-hole. The emergency and primary spillways were in good condition. The pond embankment was well vegetated and stable and no erosional problems were noted. - The Taylor Pump Pond contained water above the gated valve but the valve was closed and it was not discharging. The emergency spillway is a riprapped channel with vegetation growing in it. It appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. The pond embankment was well vegetated and stable with no erosional problems noted. -The Gossard Pond (003A) contained water approximately 6" below the primary spillway. Both the emergency spillway culvert and the secondary emergency spillway culvert appeared to be clear. The pond embankment was well vegetated and stable and no erosional problems were noted. -The Rail Loop Pond contained water approximately 3' below the gated discharge pipe (which was closed). The emergency spillway appeared to be in good condition. The pond embankment was well vegetated and stable and no erosional problems were noted. This pond needs to be cleaned. -The Stoker Siding Pond contained water approximately 4' below the discharge pipe. There was a very small (immeasurable) trickle of a discharge out of the weep- hole. The embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no erosional problems noted. There were some coal fines at the inlet of the pond but they did not appear to be a problem at this time. -The Gulch A Pond contained water approximately 5' below the discharge pipe. The emergency spillway appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. The pre-settling sump appeared to be stable. The embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no erosional problems noted. -The Prospect Pond contained water approximately b' below the discharge pipe. The emergency spillway appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. The embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no erosional problems noted. - The Section 16 Pond contained water approximately b' below the discharge pipe and approximately 1' below the weep-hole. The emergency spillway appeared to be stable at the time of the inspection. The embankment was well vegetated and stable and there were no erosional problems noted. Backfilling and Grading: Some backfilling work was being performed at both the East and West Pits. The mine has several variances from contemporaneous reclamation. All of the previously backfilled portions of the East and West Pits appeared to be stable. The open Section 16 Pit was in good condition with no highwall failures noted at the time of the inspection. Topsoil: The operator was stripping topsoil from the Taylor Draw East Fork at the time of the inspection. All of the topsoil on the slop had been removed and they were removing the soil from the bottom of the drainage. The topsoil thickness increased from approximately one-foot at the top of the ridge to more than 18-feet in the drainage bottom. Water is infiltrating from the head of the draw, going underground,