_INSPECTION - C1981033 ‎(60)‎

• Permit No: C1981033
• IBM Index Class Name: INSPECTION
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Bear Coal Company, Inc
• Inspection Date: 7/25/2011
• Email Name: JJD
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

July 25,2011 C-1981-033Bear Mine JJD
Inspection Topic Summary
NOTE: Y=Inspected N=Not Inspected R=Comments Noted V=Violation Issued NA=Not Applicable
R -Air Resource Protection R -Roads
N -Availability of Records R -Reclamation Success
N -Backfill&Grading R -Revegetation
NA -Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste N -Subsidence
NA -Explosives R -Slides and Other Damage
Y -Fish&Wildlife R -Support Facilities On-site
R -Hydrologic Balance R -Signs and Markers
Y -Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan NA - Support Facilities Not On-site
NA -Other NA - Special Categories Of Mining
NA -Processing Waste N -Topsoil
COMMENTS
AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION—Rule 4.17:
There were no indications of steam vapor coming off of the hill near the slide area.Nor was there any odor
of smoldering coal.
HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05❑El 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:
The sediment pond had a little standing water in it.The pond embankment had a good vegetative cover
and appeared to be stable. The primary discharge gate was closed.There was no debris that was blocking the
emergency spillway's open channel spillway.The hillside spring water treatment pond was discharging at about
10 gpm.The discharge was orange in color and has been shown to be in compliance.The water level in this
treatment pond was about 8 inches below the horizontal pipe.
The collection ditch leading into the sediment pond had sufficient capacity. The riverside berm was in place and
appeared to have enough height.The hillside spring was flowing into its constructed channel that leads,through a
culvert, into the hillside spring water treatment pond.
The caps were on both alluvial wells,AW-1 and AW-3.
ROADS—Rule 4.03 1111 Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3)❑❑Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4)❑❑Surfacing and
Maintenance4.03.1(5)and(6)/4.03.2(5)and(6)0❑Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7):
The paved entrance road was in good condition.A truck was parked at the bottom of the hill,probably by
a fisherman,but was gone at the end of the inspection.The cable guard was up on the outside edge of the road.
RECLAMATION SUCCESS -Rule 4.15,Rule 3:
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0
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