ENFORCE28860

• Permit No: C1980001
• IBM Index Class Name: Enforcement
• Doc Date: 7/2/1997
• Doc Name: Operator Comment Letter
• From: THE PITTSBURG & MIDWAY COAL MINING CO
• To: DMG
• Violation No.: CV1997007
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Prior to the inspection, the super-curve azea was inspected as part of the Road, Ditch &
Culvert Maintenance Schedule process described in Section 3.5.4 of the permit application.
This area was initially scheduled to receive maintenance on May21-22. However,
continual inclement weather precluded the completion of the maintenance prior to the
inspection. As noted in the inspection report, Part IV. Enforcement Actions, a temporary
ditch to transport all drainage water from the road ditches to the ditch on the south side of
the road was installed prior to the completion of the inspection.
North End of Mofjt Pond
2a. Clean out sediment from north end ojMoffat Pond and the outlets ojNorth Diversion Ditch
and Final Moffat Drainage Channel; (abatement required - 18 July 1997)
b. repair riprap and liner in Final Moffat Channel; (abatement required - 18 July 1997)
c. spray thistle that has grown up on sediment deposited in undisturbed areas affected by
Moffat Pond short-circuit; (abatement required - 11 July 1997)
d seed the gullies in undisturbed area but do not regrade or further disturb the native
vegetation. (abatement required - 18 September 1997)
P&M concurs with the Division's observation that the circumstances resulting in the short
circuiting of the Moffat pond is uncertain. However, P&M does not believe the sediment at
the north end of the Moffat pond and the outlets of the North Diversion Ditch and Final
Moffat Drainage Channel contributed to the short-circuiting of the Moffat pond. The
accumulation of sediment at those locations is insufficient to cause or contribute to the
overflowing of the North Ditclr. P&M has observed that [he west side of the North Ditch
is lower in elevation than the emergency spillway. Therefore, in addition to cleaning out
the sediment required by the Division, P&M will raise the west bank of the North Ditch to
ensure the pond does not short-circuit in the future.
Moffat Area Reclamation
3a. Repair erosion damage (gullies) with reclaimed portions of Moffat Area according to
Permit section 4.3 (abatement required - 18 July 1997)
b. spr~v thistle shat has grown up on sediment deposited in undisturbed areas from erosion of
reclaimed urea; (abatement required - Il July 1997)
c. seed t1:e gullies in undisturbed area but do not regrade or further disturb the native
vegetation; (18 September 1997)
The individual features noted during the inspection have already been inventoried in
accordance with the Erosion Control Plan, Section 4.3.6 of the permit application. The
gullies were repaired by June 25,1997. The erosion control plan requires a report
concerning such erosion damage to be submitted to the Division by July I5, 1997. The
report was submitted on July 1, 1997.
Spraying of thistle and weeds in general at the Mine was previously contemplated. Contact
with a contractor to perform the task was initiated on June 9, with a field inspection of the
mine on the morning of June 20. The contractor was already scheduled to begin weed