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June 21,2011 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 /> R -Excess Spoil and Dev.Waste N -Subsidence <br /> NA -Explosives R -Slides and Other Damage <br /> N -Fish&Wildlife N -Support Facilities On-site <br /> R -Hydrologic Balance N - 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 N -Topsoil <br /> COMMENTS <br /> AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION—Rule 4.17: <br /> There were no indications of fugitive dust being generated onsite at any of the disturbed areas at the East <br /> Mine,West Mine and at the run-of-mine coal stockpile 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 areas at the reclaimed East Mine,West Mine and run-of-mine coal storage area appeared to <br /> be stable. There were no indications of slumping or cracking in the backfilled areas. <br /> EXCESS SPOIL and DEVELOPMENT WASTE—Rule 4.09❑[]Placement; Drainage Control; Surface <br /> Stabilization: <br /> A small volume of development waste had been stored in the coal waste piles.The discussion can be <br /> found under the"Processing Waste"section. <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 two sediment ponds at the West Mine did not have any standing water in them.The ponds' <br /> embankments had moderate grass cover and appeared to be stable. <br /> The sediment pond at the reclaimed run-of-mine stockpile area also did not have any water in it.This <br /> embankment, also, appeared to be stable and had a good vegetative cover. <br /> It was not clear from the digital images whether or not there was standing water in the bin wall ponds at the East <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 8 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 4 <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />