_INSPECTION - C1981041 ‎(28)‎

• Permit No: C1981041
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Coal Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Snowcap Coal Company
• Inspection Date: 11/27/2007
• 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.
General Comments
This was a complete quarterly inspection of the mine site and office records, conducted by Dan Mathews of the
DRMS Grand Junction Field Office. Tonya Hammond, SCC owner representative, was contacted on site during
the field inspection on 11/27, and at J.E Stover&Associates offices on 11/28 during the records check.
Reclamation work was continuing at the South Portals Area, along with associated fill excavation at the rail
loadout and haulage to the South Portal site. Earthwork is projected to be completed by around the end of the
year, with seedbed preparation and seeding to be conducted immediately thereafter.
Weather during the inspection was clear and cool. There has been no appreciable precipitation in recent weeks.
Availability of Records
Required records were on file and up-to-date through the 3rd Qtr., 2007. Records on file include air quality
permits issued to Halliburton in November/December 2006 for rail off-loading activities at the unit train loadout,
as well as a Minor Site Plan Modification issued by Mesa County Department of Planning and Economic
Development on 8/9/06, allowing for the rail off-loading and material storage activities specified in the DRMS
permit. Minor Site Plan Modification associated with use and modification of South Portal structures for the
commercial postmining land use approved in PR-3 was previously incorporated into the approved permit.
Roads
Permitted roads and associated structures have generally been maintained in satisfactory condition; however a
few minor drainage problems were evident.
At the upper dip section crossing of Coal Creek, minor erosion has initiated along the southeast corner
of the concrete structure, and repair is warranted.
A water bar outlet on the short segment of light use road between the two reclaimed portal locations at
the 2-West Portals has eroded a short gully down the outslope; grading and riprap installation is
warranted.
The water bar on the North Decline Access Road northeast of Pond 7 needs to be reestablished.
Straw bales need to be replaced at the Coal Creek Lower Dip Section Crossing.
The light use road segment above the RSRDA soil borrow area was reclaimed (graded, seeded and mulched) in
August. The lower segment of this light use road (between the soil borrow area and the top of the RSRDA
disposal area)was graded and roughened in August/September, and was seeded and mulched earlier in
November, with the exception of a segment above the RSRDA that will be seeded and mulched in association
with the main South Portals Area reclamation project, in December or January.
Construction of the new Access Road 1A at the South Portals is nearing completion, although final surfacing and
drainage installation is not yet completed. P.E. Certification of the road will be required following completion of
construction. Access Road 1 from the lower facilities area to the upper bench is still in place; reclamation of this
road segment will be initiated shortly. The Access Road 1 segment to be reclaimed is being replaced by new
Access Road 1 A.
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