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December 13, 2010 C-1981-038Bowie No. 1 Mine 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 />N - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives R - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife R - 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 />N - Processing Waste R -Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION - Rule 4.17: <br />There were no problems with fugitive dust at any of the sites. <br />BACKFILL and GRADING - Rule 4.14 f_! ? 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 backfilling and grading work at the West Mine continues to be stable. There were no indications of <br />cracking or slumping. At the partially reclaimed temporary highway coal stockpile area, the cut slopes were also <br />stable. The unit train loadout bench outslope was stable as well. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 ? is 7 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 />At the unit train loadout facilities, the sediment pond at the east end of the site was dry. The collection <br />ditch and culvert leading to the pond were functioning properly. The centrally located upper diversion system was <br />functioning properly. The diversion ditches and culverts were handling the upper diversion water as designed. The <br />west side collection ditch was in place as well. <br />The sediment pond at the adjacent partially reclaimed temporary highway coal stockpile area was damp but had no <br />standing water. Straw bales were in place along the railroad spur line. At the west end of the site, the railroad <br />culvert was clear. However, more straw bales would be useful at the culvert inlet. <br />There were no standing pools of water in the two sediment ponds at the West Mine. The embankments were stable <br />and the discharge structures were in place. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Page 2 of 5