_INSPECTION - C1996083 ‎(40)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 3/12/2008
• Email Name: JJD
• 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.
The operator was placing and spreading coal waste on gob pile no.4,which is located in the middle section of
the gob pile area.The coal waste was still a little wet so it may be left there for some additional drying. There
were no new additions to gob pile no. 1, which is on the extreme west side of the gob pile area.There were still
a few small gob piles drying out on the top of gob pile no 2,which is on the east side of the gob pile area.
Surface disturbance markers were up around the area.
Pond D had a little water in it while the water level in pond C was about 6 feet below the elevation of the
emergency spillway. Surface disturbance markers were up. The inlet of the culvert going into pond D could use
some maintenance soon,although it was still functional. Silt fence probably could be extended westward on the
east side of pond D,along the outside edge of the haul road.
Unit Train Loadout
The material storage areas along side and under the conveyor that leads from the transfer tower down to the
train loadout were in order.Most of the silt fence was in very good condition. Some of the silt fence,however,
could use some normal spring maintenance.
There was a string of empty coal cars on site.No coal loading was taking place. During the inspection,an empty
unit train came in for loading.No problems were noted with any of the loadout facilities.No fugitive dust
problems were observed. The loadout bench outslope had a good vegetative cover and appeared to be stable.
Collection ditches and culverts had sufficient capacity. Upland diversion ditches and culverts were also
functional. There was no water in pond J.The primary discharge pipe valve was closed. The emergency
spillway was functional.Pond K did not have any water in it but it did have a blackish color on the bottom of
the pond due to previous wash down water. The pond embankment was stable and the spillways were
functional. Surface disturbance markers were up.
The extreme west end of the loadout bench was stable as well.Water was passing out of the railroad culverts
from the french drain beneath the tracks.The water was coming from snowmelt in the pasture up gradient of the
track bench. The outslope of the bench was well grassed.
Hubbard Creek Vent Shaft
The operator has been working on maintaining the county road up to the shaft construction site. Some portions
of the road are being widened to accommodate the shaft drilling machine. On Forest Service land,the road has
been graveled with a filter fabric underneath. Straw bales and silt fence were in place for sediment control,
although snow covered most of the silt fence.
Work was continuing on the shaft site. The pad has been constructed and was fairly dry. The contractor was
drilling holes and injecting cement around the future shaft site to control ground water.There was only a little
snow melt in the mud pit. The upland diversion ditch was snow covered,as was that portion of the rock
catchment berm that has been constructed so far.Mine ID signs and stream buffer zone signs were up. Surface
disturbance markers were also present.
Records
The records were in compliance, as documented on the attached records checklist.
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