_INSPECTION - C1982057 ‎(33)‎

• Permit No: C1982057
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 10/14/2009
• Email Name: DTM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

I1I. 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 problems were noted during the inspection with respect to drainage or sediment control
issues, or other water quality related problems in the original permit area lands which would be
subject to the Division's proposed SL-2 release. All disturbed land within the areas subject to
SL-2 proposed release does drain to an approved sediment pond or Small Area Exemption
treatment structure, with the exception of certain permanent road segments that are exempt from
the sediment pond requirement.
Phase 1 Bond Release Reclamation Success Summary
Based on site inspection, the reclaimed areas included within the original permit area portion of
the SL-2 bond release request(delineated on SL-2 Map Figures 1&2) appear to have been
restored to the approximate original contour of the pre-mining landscape. Slopes are in general
conformance with approved post-mining contours as shown on the Postmining Topography Map
of the approved permit (Exhibit 20-2) and, with exception of the"A" Pit highwall slump area
noted in this report, appear to be stable. Reconstructed drainages within the original permit area
are for the most part in good condition, with only a few exceptions noted where significant
further work is required(e.g. sections of Channel 006-NE2 and 006 Gulch). Minor hillslope
erosion and minor channel erosion was noted in a number of locations,but the extent and nature
of the erosion observed in most locations was within the context of"maintenance items" to be
addressed in the context of the Rill and Gully Plan of the approved permit. Some progress had
been made with respect to such maintenance subsequent to the SL-2 inspection,but due to snow
cover in November and December, the Division was unable to make detailed follow-up
observations. Erosional maintenance items identified in this report will need to be properly
implemented prior to the end of the 2010 field season.
For the reasons discussed at the beginning of this report, the Division will exclude the entire
South Extension portion of the permit area from the SL-2 proposed approval decision. In
addition, the Division will exclude an unstable reclaimed highwall slope area, segments of two
permanent channels where significant repair work is necessary, and segments of a number of
proposed permanent roads for which required documentation had not been provided. Map
Figures 1 and 2 attached to this report delineate the areas requested for release in SL-2, those
areas the Division will propose to approve for release and those areas the Division will propose
to exclude from the SL-2 approval. Photographs supporting the observations and determinations
noted in the report narrative and included in Attachment 1.
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