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March 16,2011 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 N -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 /> R -Processing Waste R -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION—Rule 4.17: <br /> There were no signs of fugitive dust from any of the disturbed area sites.No mud or dirt had been tracked <br /> onto the public roads from the mine site areas. <br /> BACKFILL and GRADING—Rule 4.14❑❑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 east mine is holding up well,as is that at the west mine.The <br /> slopes are stable,with no evidence of slumping or cracking. <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 /> The sediment control system held up well during winter.None of the ponds at the mine site areas were <br /> discharging. The pond at the train loadout was dry. The gated primary valve was closed and there was no debris <br /> blocking the open channel emergency spillway. The pond's bin wall was stable.There was a little water in the <br /> partially reclaimed temporary highway coal stockpile area,at the reclaimed run-of-mine stockpile area and at the <br /> west ridge waste pile.There was standing water in both sediment ponds at the west mine,although water levels <br /> were well below discharge levels.Primary and emergency discharge structures were in place and were operational. <br /> Ditches and culverts were operational at the various mine areas.The operator was performing maintenance work <br /> on some of the ditches. Some straw bales need replacing and some silt fence panels need to be straightened up. <br /> PROCESSING WASTE/COAL MINE WASTE PILES—Rule 4.10 and 4.11❑❑Drainage Control; Surface <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 6 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />