_INSPECTION - C1981038 ‎(31)‎

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 12/6/2007
• 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.
This was a partial inspection conducted by Joe Dudash of the Colorado DBMS.No one represented the operator
during the inspection.The site had received a recent precipitation event. The site was a little wet but there was
no snow on the ground.
Unit Train Loadout
The operator was doing some backfill work around the former coal silo area, using an excavator. The area had
been re-disturbed when the silos were demolished. There was no other activity at this site during the inspection.
A string of empty railcars was on the spur line track.
The three entrances to the loadout site were open,with a mine ID sign up at each location.The three paved
entrance haul roads were in good condition.There were no problems with any of the mine equipment that is
being stored on site or with the remaining loadout facilities. The topsoil stockpile was well vegetated and the
topsoil stockpile sign was up.
There was no standing water in the sediment pond. The bin wall of the sediment pond appeared to be stable. The
diversion ditch and culverts above the pond were functioning properly. The upland diversion ditches and
culverts at the center of the loadout site were also properly functioning. The west side collection ditch and half
culvert drop structure were in place.The berm on the outside edge of the loadout bench was in place.
The operator continues to draw down the stockpile of crushed gravel-sized concrete that came from the
demolition of the three coal silos.
Highway Coal Stockpile
This site was a former coal stockpile area. The coal had been removed and the area covered with soil and
vegetated to keep down any fugitive dust. The site still needs to be reclaimed. There were empty rail cars on the
spur line track.
The mine ID sign was up at the entrance to this site.The required information was on the sign. Surface
disturbance markers delineated the disturbed area.
The road into the site was muddy but passable. There was some ice-covered water in the sediment pond,but the
ice level was several feet below the top of the pond.
The site had positive drainage since the site was wet but there were no pools of standing water. The cut slopes
were stable, with no evidence of slope erosion.
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