_INSPECTION - C1984067 ‎(7)‎

• Permit No: C1984067
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 5/18/2010
• Email Name: TAK
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

With the exception of the two ponds, positive drainage exists throughout the site. The clear water
diversion ditch remains on the western side of the site, and conveys runoff past the site that comes
from upstream of the site. An earthen ditch near center of the site would convey runoff to the lower
pond.
Backfill and Regrading
Other than the two ponds and two ditches, no structures remain on the site. The site's topography,
blends well with surrounding undisturbed lands. No open drillholes have been found on the site during
the current or past inspections.
Fish and Wildlife
No wildlife other than birds and the skeleton of a small mammal were seen during the bond release
inspection. Evidence of vole burrows were found in soil near the upper pond.
Slides and Damage
No slope stability problems or new erosion were evident. Overall the site is erosionally stable. In past
years a sediment fan has been deposited near the center of the site apparently from runoff from the
steep slope on the eastern side of the site that extends up to the adjoining Arness-McGriffin site. The
fan does not hinder use of the site.
Revegetation
Much of the central part of the site has sparse grass cover. The southwest part of the site that is being
used for storage has areas of bare ground due to recent vehicle traffic. Springtime came late in the
region and wheatgrasses, pennycress, and field bindweed are just beginning to develop on the site.
Scattered stalks from the previous year remain on the site that appear to be thistle and mullein. Areas
where grasses are more developed would provide long-term erosional stability.
Reclamation Success
The following characteristics of the Coal Gulch site that were observed during this inspection support a
finding to approve final surety release and termination of DRMS jurisdiction: topography that blends
with the surrounding topography, positive site drainage, vegetation that locally provides long-term
erosional stability and that supports a postmining land use of wildlife habitat.
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