_INSPECTION - C1981038 ‎(59)‎

• Permit No: C1981038
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 8/19/2009
• 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.
no evidence of rill and gully formation, slides or of slope instability. I inspected the surface
and perimeter of the long slope covering the former crushing and screening bench, which
was graded and seeded in 2008, and observed no signs of erosional or slope instability. On
the contrary, the roughening technique utilized appears to be extremely efficient at
controlling erosion and preventing the concentration of surface runoff.
• Placement of backfill against the natural sandstone face located above the former crushing
and screening bench was accomplished in a manner that is both pleasing to the eye and
natural in appearance (Figure 7).
Support Facilities
• The two uppermost benches at the Loadout Facility continue to be used for storage of
miscellaneous equipment and materials (Figure 8). Many of the items are clearly innocuous
in nature: conveyors; fan assembly; dump truck sanding bed; cast iron pipe; etc. However,
the level of disorganization of the site has continued to increase with time.
• There are certain materials stored at the Loadout that may require some attention in order to
ensure that there are no adverse impact to water, soil or air: a pair of oil tanks on an oily tray
(Figure 9); a group of 11 plastic buckets and a partially filled unmarked plastic tote, (Figure
10); and unmarked sacks of material that have been torn open by the elements. Drillers
under contract to BRL have been using the Loadout Facility as a staging area. Basil Bear
said he would inspect the site and see that necessary issues are addressed, including basic
housekeeping.
Topsoil
• All topsoil stored at the East Mine had been redistributed as required for reclamation. The
footprints of the topsoil and soil stockpiles had been regraded, surfaces had been
roughened, and boulders scattered across the surface (Figure 11).
Revegetation
• Basil Bear said he has been actively spraying weeds at the West Mine this summer. During
the field inspection, the results of weed spraying activities were clearly visible at the West
Mine.
• A sizable patch of Russian knapweed was observed at the East Mine surrounding the outlet to
Culvert "N".
• A very large tamarisk tree has grown up on the downstream side of the bin wall structure at
Pond 3, and is apparently thriving on the damp soils that prevail when water is impounded.
• Reclaimed areas at the East Mine that were hydro-seeded in 2008 exhibited good
vegetative cover, overall (Figure 12). 2009 seems to have been a good year for the growth
of wheat grasses in the area. Mustards and other annual weeds dominated certain zones,
which is not unusual for the first growing season.
Slides & Damage
No indication of slides or damage was observed during this inspection.
Bowie No. 1 Mine C-1981-038 19-21 Aug-2009