_INSPECTION - C1981022 ‎(51)‎

• Permit No: C1981022
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 6/9/2009
• Email Name: MLT
• 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.
sumps, and is no longer allowed to flow down the ditch and into Bear Creek. Periodically,
the sumps are pumped out into a truck that hauls the water to the pond in the East Yard for
additional settling of solids to occur.
• Electricians were tying in the substation (relocated from the Hubbard Creek Fansite) to the
completed power line (Figure 4).
• Disturbed areas around the newly installed power poles had been regraded and seeded.
Topsoil
• The topsoil stockpile at the Bear Creek Fansite Facility has been laid back against the slope,
and seeded. Wattles have been installed across the downslope to prevent loss of topsoil to
the Bear Creek below (Figure 5)
General Mine Plan Compliance
• The uppermost material storage area alongside the Elk Creek Access Road was extremely
neat and well-organized. Jim explained that summer employees have been tasked with
cleaning up debris and trash throughout the disturbed areas. This was one of the sections
they had already tidied up. The crew was busy picking up trash in the East Yard at the time
of the inspection.
Fish & Wildlife
• A doe was sighted, along with a mountain bluebird.
• A vividly-colored bird was sighted near the West Valley Fill. It was orange and white and
black- perhaps a Northern Oriole or Western Tanager.
Revegetation
• The area has received above-average precipitation this spring. As a consequence,
numerous non-noxious species are thriving: basin wild rye, blue flax, orchard grass, alfalfa,
yellow sweet clover and yarrow.
• At the II West Valley Fill, healthy plant growth is occurring on the slopes seeded in the fall of
2008 (Figure 6). The success, given the fact that the slope is south-facing, is due in part to this
year's cool, wet spring weather. Species observed included cicer milkvetch and
penstemon. Isolated Scotch thistle plants were sighted; they will be sprayed in the near
future.
Air Resource Protection
• A water truck was spraying water on the parking lot and mine access haul road at the time
of my arrival.
Slides & Damage
• A small landslide east of Substation No. 3 has shown some recent movement. It is now
encroaching on the north shoulder of old SH 133.
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