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August 31, 20 10 C-1981-033/Bear Mine t JJD <br />:Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y=Inspected N =Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br />R - Air Resource Protection R - Roads <br />N - Availability of Records R - Reclamation Success <br />R - Backfill & Grading R - Revegetation <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives R - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife NA - Support Facilities On-site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance R - Signs and Markers <br />Y - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NA - Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />NA - Processing Waste NA -Topsoil <br />AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION - Rule 4.17: <br />There were no problems with dust coming off of the reclaimed areas, including the bare portion of the <br />facilities area. There was no odor of smoldering coal from the west portal area. <br />BACKFILL and GRADING - Rule 4.140 ?Contemporaneous Reclamation 4.14.1; Approximate Original <br />Contour 4.14.2; Highwall Elimination 4.14.1(2)(f); Steep Slopes 4.14.2, 4.27; Handling of Acid and Toxic <br />Materials 4.14.3; Stabilization of Rills and Gullies 4.14.6: <br />The backfilled road appeared to be stable, as was the reclaimed fan area. The backfilled west portal area <br />continues to show slope instability. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05011 Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, <br />4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, 4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water <br />Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage - Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; <br />Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />The sediment pond was dry. The pond embankment appeared to be stable. The primary discharge pipe <br />gated valve was closed and there was no blockage of the emergency spillway. The collection ditch leading into the <br />sediment pond had sufficient capacity. <br />The hillside spring water treatment pond was discharging at about 10 to 15 gpm. The discharge was orange in <br />color, which has been found to be in compliance with water quality standards. The water level in the treatment <br />pond was about 8 inches below the horizontal pipe. The temperature of the hillside spring water at a point about 8 <br />feet from the spring's origin in the hillside was 101 degrees Fahrenheit. The spring was flowing in its constructed <br />ditch and culvert leading to the treatment pond. <br />The riverside berm was in place and had sufficient height. The caps were on both alluvial wells. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 4