_INSPECTION - C1981019 ‎(44)‎

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 5/27/2009
• Email Name: JRS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Colowyo C-1981-019
27 May 2009
Pg 2/7 4�
Availability of Records: - All of the necessary records were available in the records
room in the office building. Please see the Availability of Records form at the end of
this report for more detailed information.
Roads: - The mine access road and haul road to the Gossard Loadout is a paved
road. The road was dry and was well maintained and in good condition at the time
of the inspection.
- The light-use road in Taylor Draw to the West Pit Pond, East Taylor Pond and West
Taylor Pond was mostly dry at the time of the inspection (with the exception of a few
of the low spots). The road was stable and well maintained. The road was bladed
this spring and it in very good shape at this time. The road spur to the West Taylor
Pond was open as well. The road was mostly dry as well (with a few wet/muddy
spots in low-lying areas). The road was well maintained and stable and no erosional
problems were noted.
- The light-use road from the East Taylor Pond, along the ridge line, to the South Taylor
Pit was dry and stable. This road is generally used for Tri-State for access to their
power lines. We used the road because the haul road from the office/shop area to
the loadout was closed to tram heavy equipment.
- The haul roads in the East and West pit areas were all well maintained and stable at
the time of the inspection. The roads were all dry at the time of the inspection. No
erosional problems were noted on these roads. There was no problem with fugitive
dust due to the rains of the past few days.
- The haul roads in the South Taylor Pit area were all dry at the time of the inspection.
The roads were well maintained and appeared to be stable. No erosional problems
were noted on the South Taylor haul roads.
- The short road spur for access to the Prospect Pond was stable and in good
condition at the time of the inspection. This road was upgraded and surfaced with
gravel to assist in the cleaning of the Prospect Pond.
- The sturgeon Road (to access the Section 28 Pond) was stable and in good
condition at the time of the inspection. The gravel road surfacing remains in place
and the Missouri crossings are stable. The crossings were filled with larger rock to both
keep the road level and allow the water to be filtered of sediment as it passes
through. No erosional problems were noted on the road.
Hydrologic Balance: - The Wash Bay Pond (not a NPDES discharge point) contained
water approximately three feet below the top of the embankment and was not
discharging. This is a total containment pond and discharge into the Work Area
Pond triggers BTEX testing (in addition to regular NPDES testing). The pond
embankment was well vegetated and stable at the time of the inspection. No
erosional problems were noted on the pond embankment at the time of the
inspection.