_INSPECTION - C1980001 ‎(12)‎

• Permit No: C1980001
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 10/5/2009
• 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 partial coal inspection conducted by Jason Musick of the Colorado Division of
Reclamation, Mining, and Safety(Division) on 05 October 2009. The weather was cloudy and
snowing and the ground was wet during the on-the-ground inspection of the site.
Roads
The Old Tipple Road, North Road, Lower Moffat Road, Center Ridge Pond Road, West Ridge Pond
Road, and West Ridge were wet 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.
The permanent diversion ditch from the West Ridge Pond to the Center Ridge Pond contained water
and was discharging with the Center Ridge Pond. The 007 discharge flume located between the
Center Ridge Pond and Trout Creek was unreadable with a trickle discharge.
The Moffat down drains 1 —4 and the Moffat Final Pit Segment Ditches were in good condition and
stable with no problems noted. No water was observed flowing in the drains or ditches at the time of
the inspections.
The string-of-pearls permanent drainage channel contained water at check dams 11 and 12. No
problems were noted and the drainage appears to be functioning as designed.
The North Road culverts E1 — E5, and E12, Lower Moffat Road culverts E6 — E8, MAC8, and MAC3
were in good condition and functioning as designed. The inlets and outlets showed no signs of
damage, erosion or blockage of the culverts.
Revegetation
The areas of the mine site that have been revegetated show good signs of substantial vegetative
cover. A bond release inspection conducted in August 2009 showed evidence of scotch thistle,
Canada thistle, houndstounge, and perennial pepperweed along the roads and small patches
throughout the reclaimed areas of west ridge and Moffat areas. Weed spraying was conducted in