_INSPECTION - C1980001 ‎(21)‎

• Permit No: C1980001
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 5/12/2008
• Email Name: JDM
• 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 complete coal inspection conducted by Jason Musick of the Colorado Division of
Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (Division) on 12 May 2008. The weather was cloudy during the on-
the-ground inspection of the site. There continues to be snow cover on the north facing area of the
mine site and access to the entire mine site was limited. Access to the site was achieved on foot.
Availability of Records
See attached DRMS Availability of Records. All records were located at the Routt County Courthouse
in Steamboat Springs, CO.
Signs and Markers
The mine I.D. signs were in place at the entrance of the Old Tipple Road entering the mine area to the
south, the road off of County Road 78 and the North Road entering the mine area from the north. All
mine I.D. signs appeared to be in compliance with no problems noted.
Roads
The Old Tipple Road, North Road, Lower Moffat Road, Center Ridge Pond Road, West Ridge Pond
Road, and West Ridge Road continue to have patches of snow cover on their east sides. Portions of
the North Road was traversed on foot during the inspection, and appeared to be stable with no
problems noted. All roads appeared to be stable and in compliance with no problems noted at the
time of the inspection.
Hydrologic Balance
The Moffat Pond was full of water with a high amount of discharge noted. The embankments
appeared to be stable and well vegetated with no problems noted. The primary spillway appeared to
be functioning as permitted and the emergency spillway appeared to be in compliance with no
problems noted.
The Center Ridge pond was full of water and discharging at the time of the inspection. The
embankments appeared stable and in compliance at the time of the inspection the primary spillway
was functioning as permitted and the emergency spillway was in good condition with no problems
noted.
The West Ridge Pond was full of water and discharging at the time of the inspection. The lower
portion of the West Ridge Pond was holding water at the time of the inspection. The embankments
appeared stable with no problems noted. The primary spillway was functioning as permitted at the
time of the inspection.
The permanent diversion ditch from the West Ridge Pond to the Center Ridge Pond contained water
and was discharging with the Center Ridge Pond. The Flume located between the Center Ridge Pond
and the river was flowing at 1.2 cfs.
The four Moffat down drains appeared to be in good condition with no problems noted. No water was
observed flowing in the drains at the time of the inspections.
The string-of-pearls permanent drainage channel contained water at the check dams. No problems
were noted and the drainage appears to be functioning as designed.
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