_INSPECTION - C1982057 ‎(61)‎

• Permit No: C1982057
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 4/27/2010
• Email Name: DTM
• Email Name: SB1
• 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.
General Comments
This was a complete quarterly inspection of the mine site and office records, conducted by Dan Mathews of the
DRMS Grand Junction office, accompanied by Dennis Bugay of Seneca Coal Company(SCC). The winter
snowpack had just recently melted off most areas of the reclamation, with remnant drifts in a few north slope and
shaded swale locations. Weather was clear and mild on 4/27, very windy on the morning of 4/28, with rain and
snow flurries beginning late in the day. Roads were soft in some locations, but we were able to access
significant areas of the mine, including sediment ponds 005, 006, 016/016A, and 017. Ponds 009 and 015 in the
Sage Creek watershed could not be accessed due to remnant drifts. Likewise, access was prevented to upper
portions of the 016 and 017 watersheds for the same reason.
Availability of Records
Records were checked on the morning of 4/30, and were found to be on file and up to date through the 1 st Qtr,
2010. The status of Routt County special use permits (SUP)for II-W is not entirely clear. The currently active
SUP applies to highwall mining operations through 2014, but in fact all coal extraction has ceased at ll-W, and
remaining activity is limited to reclamation and maintenance. According to Rebecca Bessey in the Routt County
Planners Office, special use permits are typically required only through the life of active mining. Ms. Bessey
indicated that her office would research the matter further, and advise SCC(and DRMS)of their determination
regarding the SUP status and need for any further action.
The air emission permit#82R0542F has been cancelled by the Air Pollution Control Division (APCD), and a
letter of cancellation is on file. Adam Wozniak of APCD confirmed in a follow-up phone conversation that an
APCD permit is not required unless there areactive extraction or processing operations.
Siqns and Markers
Mine I.D. signs had not yet been pdated with the correct SCC physical address and phone#as requested in the
previous inspection. Operator indicated that stickers with the corrected information were on order and would be
applied to Mine I.D. signs as soon as possible upon receipt.
Roads
Spring maintenance had recently been initiated on roads which had dried sufficiently to allow for such work,
including Road "G"and the Tie Across Haul Road. Most and other roads and associated drainage ditches were
still too muddy in various locations to allow for maintenance work to proceed.
Road"G"
• The Road "G"ditch relief drain that discharges near the outlet of Culvert G-3 had recently been properly
riprapped as requested in the DRMS inspection report dated 1/4/10.
• Minor scour along Road "G"ditch segment directly north of the Pond 005 inlet. Ditch relief drain off the
road fill into a side drainage north of the road in this immediate vicinity was previously lined with turf
reinforcement mat(TRM). There had been some side scour along the east bank of the relief drain,
outside of the TRM liner. TRM liner installation appears to be warranted along the road ditch
segment, and additional liner installation is warranted along the east bank of the ditch relief
drain.
• Minor rills are present along the lower end of the former access route from Road "G" up to former
Topsoil Pile PP. Hand crew installation of rock checks, straw wattles, or similar measures, along
with broadcast seeding is warranted to facilitate stabilization of the rilled segment.
• There is minor scour along the south road ditch from the vicinity of the gate west of former Topsoil Pile
"SS", up to the vicinity of Culvert PM-15. Minor grading and re-seeding, along with installation of
rock checks or straw wattle checks in series, and/or TRM liner installation appears to be
warranted to stabilize and establish vegetation along the segment.
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