Laserfiche WebLink
October 19,2010 C-1982-057/Seneca II-W Mine SLB <br /> Inspection Topic Summary <br /> NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable <br /> Y -Air Resource Protection R -Roads <br /> R -Availability of Records Y -Reclamation Success <br /> R -Backfill&Grading Y -Revegetation <br /> NA -Excess Spoil and Dev.Waste NA - Subsidence <br /> NA -Explosives R -Slides and Other Damage <br /> Y -Fish&Wildlife Y - Support Facilities On-site <br /> R -Hydrologic Balance Y -Signs and Markers <br /> Y -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan Y -Support Facilities Not On-site <br /> NA -Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br /> NA -Processing Waste Y -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS—Rule 5.02.4(1): <br /> Records were reviewed at the SCC offices on the morning of October 18,2010. All required records were <br /> available and current. Records were reviewed with Dennis Jones of Seneca Coal Company. <br /> BACKFILL and GRADING—Rule 4.141i[]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 southeast slope of the 006 Gulch(between culverts PM-6 and A-5)is exhibiting some erosional <br /> features. Several vertical rills,6-8"deep were observed. The operator should check these areas again in the <br /> spring and make any necessary repairs. <br /> HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05❑❑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 /> Pond 006 was discharging clear water The pond embankment was stable and vegetated,and the outflow <br /> channel was stable. <br /> Pond 016A was discharging clear water into Pond 016. The embankments of both ponds were stable,but there <br /> was slide damage adjacent to both ponds. The trash rack at Pond 016A had been cleared;the discharge structures <br /> at both ponds were functional. <br /> Pond 005 held water but was not discharging. The spring below the pond outfall was flowing and the area was <br /> quite muddy. Several animal(small rodent)burrows were observed on the top of the south end of the <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> Page 2 of 9 <br />