HYDRO29053

• Permit No: C1981008
• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 8/23/1996
• Doc Name: 3rd Quarter 1996 Sediment Pond Inspection Report
• From: Western Fuels-Colorado, LLC
• To: DRMS
• Permit Index Doc Type: Sediment Pond Inspections
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

PERIODIC INSPECTION FORM
WATER, SIDII~~NT, OR SLURRY
Inspectors Name: 1C _~ ~u~k~, Date: g_Zo.. y'~
NPDES ID. No.:CO-0000213 006 Date Last Inspected: (~Z(^ 9 6
Facility Configuration:Cross Valley Pond
Site Name: Impoundment #006
Mine Name: New Horizon Mine
Location:47N16W36AC
Location:2 mi.NW of Nucla,_CO.
Mine ID No.: CMLRD Permit #0008-81
Owners Rep.: R. L. Wade, Mine Manager
CIRCLE OR WRITE IN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
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Foundation Preparation (removal of vegetation, stumps., topsoil) ~. No
Lift thickness (inches)
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Cortg>action according to approved plan ~ No N/A
Burning (specify extend and location) Yes Q N/A
Angle of slope: 3:1 upstream, ~:l downstream
Seepage (specify location, color, and approx. volume)
a.) From underdrain pipes: Yes No N/A
b.) At isolated points on embankment slopes: Yes ©o N/A
c) At natural hillside: Yes ® N/A
d) Over widespread areas Yes (Sd N/A
e) From downstream foundation area Yes N/A
f) "Boils" beneath scream or ponded water Yes ~ N/A
Cracks or scarps on crest Yes ® N/A
Cracks or scraps on slope Yes ® N/A
Sloughing or bulging on slope Yes ® N/A
Major erosion problems Yes ® N/A
Surface movements in valley bottom or on hillside Yes ® N/A
Erosion of toe Yes ~ N/A
Water impounded against tce Yes ®o N/A
Existing embanlanent freeboard (feet) ,
_~_je Feet
Cracks, bulging, or erosion on upstream face Yes ~ N/A
Visible surtq~s or sinkholes in slurry surface Yes ~ N/A
Clogging
a) Spillway channels and pipes Yes ® N/A
b) Decant system Yes ® N/A
c) Diversion Ditches Yes ® N/A
Cracking or crushing of pipes
a) Spillway pipes Yes ® N/A
b) Decant system Yes ® N/A
Trash racks clear and in place ~ No N/A
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