_INSPECTION - C1992080 ‎(20)‎

• Permit No: C1992080
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 1/27/2009
• Email Name: TAK
• 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 partial inspection of the Carbon Junction Coal Mine was conducted by DRMS staff from the
Durango Office at 691 County Road 233, Suite A-2; Durango, CO 81301, phone [phone].
Four photos accompany this report.
Public access to the permit area is controlled by a locked gate at the mine entrance. Previously,
unknown individuals have driven four-wheel drive vehicles around the locked gate. Barriers,
composed of large boulders and/or ditches and earthen berms, were constructed beside the north and
south sides of the entrance road at the gate to discourage unauthorized access to the permit area.
However, unknown individuals continued to drive around the north barrier. As shown in the photo, the
north barrier has been extended, again, to discourage unauthorized access to the site. No individuals
were contacted and no activities were observed during the inspection.
Sediment Pond 1, previously located at the southwest comer of the permit has been backfilled.
Topsoil Stockpile 8, previously located immediately adjacent to the west side of the pond has been
removed. The west face of Topsoil Stockpile 4, located adjacent to the east side of the pond,
appeared to have been recently disturbed, possibly due to removal of material. The area previously
containing Sediment Pond 1 and Topsoil Stockpile 8 has been graded to conform with the topography
of the adjacent agricultural field. One portable toilet was located nearby the previous location of
Sediment Pond 1.
The embankment for Sediment Pond 2, located at the\Rest side of the permit area, has been
removed. Earthen material from the removed embankment had been distributed at the base of the
steep slopes immediately north of the pond.
Drainage was impounded in a section of the East Collection Channel immediately upstream of the
triple culverts for the road crossing providing access to the Mutual Use Area (MUA). Due to snow
cover the status of the triple culverts could not be determined.
The North Pit area was not inspected.