2010-10-25_INSPECTION - C1981041

• Permit No: C1981041
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Date: 10/25/2010
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• Inspection Date: 9/23/2010
• Email Name: MPB
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

September 23, 2010 C- 1981 -041 /Roadside Portals MPB
As previously discussed the new land owner, Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. has completed construction of the
new sand storage facilities and are now using the site to service the Colorado western slope oil and gas fields.
SCC's alternative land use reclamation plan for the Unit Train Loadout area allowed for the retention and future
use of the 9000+ feet of rail spur, the existing reclaim tunnel for storage, two concrete foundations to build a
construction field office and storage building and the existing roads. It also allowed for construction of a new
bridge over Coal Creek, new access road, construction of the multimillion dollar sand plant, additional railroad
sidings, barite storage facility and new individual septic disposal system (ISDS). The project resulted in
successful clean up and reclamation of the former coal loadout facility.
This Phase II and III bond release inspection was conducted pursuant to SCC's Bond Release Application
submitted July 6, 2010. Since the approved postmining land use of the release area is industrial /commercial the
applicable bond release criteria were evaluated pursuant to the requirements of Rule 4.15.10. The primary criteria
for this bond release are 1) Establishment of an industrial use of the site and evidence that the industrial use is
being implemented, and 2) Adequate revegetation to control erosion in non - active use areas. The UTL and
portions of the Overland Conveyor and Rail Spur for which bond release is sought are within an area where the
pre - mining land use was industrial or commercial and the approved post - mining land use is industrial /commercial.
Thus in accordance with 4.15.10(3) the vegetation requirement of 4.15.10(2) may be waived if requested in
writing by the landowner and if the Division determines that revegetation is not necessary to control erosion. In
SCC's bond release application, they included such request in a letter from Halliburton to DBMS dated June 22,
2010. Halliburton requested that the vegetation requirements of Rule 4.15.10(2) be waived on those properties
owned by Halliburton, as described above, due to ongoing construction projects. Future vegetation and weed
management issues will be regulated by Mesa County under the current Conditional Use Permit #2008 -268 CUP I.
We began the inspection on the morning of September 23rd by orienting the participants to the areas proposed for
bond release with a map and providing some historical information regarding the mining operation itself. During
the inspection, participants walked through the entire reclaimed UTL area, Overland Conveyor corridor, Rail Spur
and viewed the Permanent Flood Control Dike to allow for visual assessment of compliance with the pertinent
requirements described above. All bond release request areas were inspected for completion of all reclamation
obligations, and functioning of the reclaimed land to serve the post- mining land use. The DRMS also inspected
the isolated non - active use areas qualitatively for revegetation success, erosional features and "bare areas ".
HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05
Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7,
4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring
4.05.13; Drainage — Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18:
Ground conditions were damp due to rainfall the previous evening. We began walking east along a portion of the
Railroad Spur toward the reclaimed Unit Train Loadout area. A permanent road runs parallel to the train tracks on
the east (river) side. The Union Pacific Railroad Company uses this road. Culverts (from reclaimed UTL Ponds
No. 1 and 2) running underneath the rail line were capped and buried rather than disturbing the rail. No issues or
concerns were identified with the Railroad Spur. Next, we observed a sediment control structure adjacent to a
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1
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