_INSPECTION - C1980001 ‎(31)‎

• Permit No: C1980001
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 9/14/2009
• 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 September 2009. The weather was clear and the
ground was dry during the on-the-ground inspection of the site.
Availability of Records
See attached DRMS Availability of Records. All records were located 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 road off of County Road 79 and the North Road entering the mine area from the north. All
mine I.D. signs were in compliance with no problems noted at the time of the inspection.
Roads
The Old Tipple Road, North Road, Lower Moffat Road, Center Ridge Pond Road, West Ridge Pond
Road, and West Ridge were dry and stable at the time of the inspection. Roadside ditches were in
good condition and stable with no problems noted.
Hydrologic Balance
The Moffat Pond was holding clear water with a light trickle discharge noted. The embankments were
stable and well vegetated with no problems noted. The primary spillway was functioning as permitted
and the emergency spillway was in compliance with no evidence of damage and no problems noted.
The Center Ridge pond was holding water and discharging 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 holding water with no discharge noted at the time of the inspection. The
lower cell of the West Ridge Pond was dry at the time of the inspection. The embankments were
stable and well vegetated with no problems noted. The primary and emergency spillways were in
good condition with no problems noted.
Technical Revision 48 approved the removal of water monitoring at the Edna Mine. Wells WR-1 and
TR-1.5 have been plugged and abandoned. The sites have been marked and no problems were
noted with the reclamation of the sites.