_INSPECTION - C1980001 ‎(28)‎

• Permit No: C1980001
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 7/14/2008
• 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 14 July 2008. The weather was clear and the mine site
was dry during the on-the-ground inspection of the site.
Availability of Records
See attached DRMS Availability of Records. All records were located and inspected 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 access 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 all required information displayed and 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 were dry. 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 clear water with a small amount of discharge noted. A small amount of
water was flowing into the pond from the springs on the south end of the pond. 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 with a small amount of discharge 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 with a small amount of discharge at the time of the inspection.
The lower plunge pool 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 0.2 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 a majority of the check dams. No
problems were noted and the drainage appears to be functioning as designed.