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lri^r E~--, r.ora r•.~.roF>T • • F•~=:,,._. _~7 i"i'n~_t thr..= 51tUa'L 1'%ns hef+_re the in=_:p ectior~ a~as _~_,mpl Fit ed. Three topst~il piles .,er ._,si.dc frc~rn EtYeas that were disl'urted fvr sedi.merrt pond r..,-,stru~=ti!~n did not have aliE'gl_latE' veu~tatian t.. prevent wind and we.ter erasion. TF~e p~%nds, ir-~ the East Buz-zard Guich drainage, have been in place for a number- ~%f yc-ors. In addition to being used for disturbed area water drainage =c~ntr'ol tF-~ey are pert !~f an area being leased fcrr grazing ~~n a tcmpc%rary basis fc~r a limited time spa... L:attle are br%~ugFrt into tYie area r_~nly after they have been pulled riff c.f tt"~e summer- ranges. F'r-~_~m F-~ere, they are shiF;ped to other areas. Th~• ranc~~er was in the area During the inspection looF;ing for strays s~ they couid bc- shipped the following morning. Despite tl'~e imminent moverr~er~t of the livestocF::, it w~is agreed that tFic- t~~psc~il piles would Have t.. be fence-d t~% prever~L s~~il inss. N~~ less was noted on tF-~e areas That were nc~c covered 6y snow. But vegetation iia still needed for stabilizatic,n s.. they were fcn~=ed ar~d brc•adcast with the mir-~e plan approved seed mi.:<ture before i;ile inspection was =completed. Another pry%biem n~%tead and Fii:ed again, was ctsso~=fated wi+,h a topsail stc~~=F:pile, the "B" pit soil st~~cF::pile, did nc%t have drainage control around the perimeter of t}re pile. It was there but re.=ent stc~c4:piling efforts had covered the old Germ and ditch that .=arried run~~ff bar F; Gnt~~ the mine for drainage into a =loser sediment p~~nd. Though stoc4:piling was riot in progress during the- inspe~=ti..n, it was ~%wic%us that the ditch was there 6u1; had been covered rep=ently. A new ditch surveyed tc. grade was installed before the inspe~=tine was completed. I presented my identificati:~n credentials during the inspection. GENERAL COMMEPJTS This was a complete oversight inspection. The schedule fc~r the inspection was c_~c~rdinated tFlYriLrgFl the CLMF..D, they were able t.. send Mr. Stevens with us tc. conduct it jointly. Another- purpose f~~r tFie inspecti~~n wa=_ to review the operatarrs propc.sal for the company's nomination for excellence in Surfa..e Coal ~9:ning and Reciarnatic~n for 1950 to the Office of Surface Mining. Mr. Smith was seat from the AFO tc~ compare ors thegrour~d implementation and results with the prup~~sal. Comments regarding that finding will be presented in anotF-~er report. This is a mine mouth to power plant surface rni niny operation. COai is removed from a series of three to four pits depending on availability and quality c.f the c~~al fr~~m two recoverable seams. rower plant ash is deposited ire tF-~e• "Ash" pit, i5 fr=et above water in tFie pit and l~rir feet away from tFre proposed reclaim drainage. It is brought in by dump trucF:: and dropped in leads an the bottom of the pit or end dumped ~~ff c.f spoil that 'ryas been graded down for entry. Solid waste is al s_. deposited in tfre same pit, Tires acct; b_.xes were noted on the face of the end dumped ash. Bax cuts are made in the pits by three 3~ yard draglines at right angles tc. th_ nortFi facing slopes d~%wn to a 130 fa!%t rec~~very level inc~rder to ur-~cover the two seams. Dozers and pans were leveling benches fr,r the draglines, ,_oal was uncovered in several of the pits and tieing hauled to the power plant.