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DRMS Permit Index
Permit No
C1981018
IBM Index Class Name
INSPECTION
Doc Name
Inspection Report
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Blue Mountain Energy, Inc
Inspection Date
8/18/2011
Email Name
JRS
BFB
SB1
Media Type
D
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No
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DRMS Re-OCR
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Signifies Re-OCR Process Performed
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August 18,2011 C-1981-018/Deserado Mine JRS <br /> OTHER(cont.): We next went to the tank farm area in question,which is just east of the D-portals. There was, <br /> and still is,evidence of spillage. Since the concrete containment structure is in place,any water or spillage that <br /> enters the containment structure will remain there until manually removed. There was what appeared to be a high- <br /> water mark between 6 and 12 inches on the walls of the enclosure. While there was some spillage evident around <br /> the tank farm, it did not appear to be from one spill but,rather,the culmination of 20-30 years of little spills when <br /> filling gas cans or vehicles. This is the kind of spillage the Division bonds for as Petroleum Contaminated Soil <br /> removal at a mine site. The tank farm had tanks for diesel fuel, Lingo Sulfonate and shield oil. The shield oil is <br /> very dilute oil that is used on the longwall shields underground. BME stated that they use the Lingo Sulfonate for <br /> dust suppression on roads. I did an internet search for the Lingo Sulfonate and,while I did not see anything <br /> regarding dust suppression,it is used in concrete,as a pesticide dispersant and in fertilizers, so I am assuming that <br /> it is fairly benign. The size of the enclosure was approximately 15'x45' and approximately 4 feet tall. With the 6- <br /> 12 inch high water mark,there would be approximately 2,500 gallons in the enclosure(not including the volume <br /> taken by the tanks, so the actual volume would be less). There was no ethylene glycol(antifreeze)tank present at <br /> this tank farm or any of the other two at the site. (The other two tank farms, on the prep plant bench and near rock <br /> dust tank 3, did not show any evidence of major spillage and there were no ethylene glycol tanks at either farm). <br /> After we looked at the tank farm we went to refuse pile RP-5a, where BME stated they spread the remaining <br /> water, following the removal of the diesel fuel. Obviously,we did not see anything on the pile,except coal refuse. <br /> We then went down to pond RP-5a to see if there was any evidence of oil or oil sheen on the surface of the pond <br /> or any evidence of oil or diesel fuel entering the pond. Our investigation did not yield any evidence of oil or diesel <br /> fuel in or around the pond. <br /> The next area of interest was the loadout area,which was the area discussed in the complaint. We started at the <br /> slot storage area,which is south of the loadout. There was some work that had recently been completed at the <br /> entrance/sump to a culvert that flows under the slot storage access road and reports to pond SS-1 (which looks <br /> very much like a natural pond). While there was some"black"material present in the dug-out sump area, it <br /> appeared to be and smelled like coal material(from the wash down of the slot storage facility),with no signs of a <br /> diesel fuel smell. I then went to the outlet of the culvert and stuck my head in the culvert. Again,there was no <br /> smell of diesel fuel in the culvert. I walked into the pond,which had only spots of mud in the bottom. I took <br /> several handfuls of this black mud and smelled it. Again,it smelled like coal. As with the refuse pile area,we <br /> found no evidence of diesel fuel or oil in or around pond SS-1. <br /> We also looked at the undisturbed areas between the refuse piles and loadout from the high vantage point of the <br /> slot storage facility. We were looking for any evidence of a spill/dumping or evidence of someone driving in this <br /> area. There was no evidence of either activity. I thought that the two silos in question may have been the rock <br /> duct tanks but again,there was no evidence of anyone driving in this undisturbed area. Additionally,these tanks <br /> are separated by approximately one half mile, so the statement that the mixture was buried"on a hill...between <br /> two silos"would not make sense in this respect. <br /> Finally,we went to the base of the loadout area,just north of the slot storage facility. We inspected the ponds <br /> (RR-1 and RRS-1)and the drainages in this area and found no evidence of any water or dumping, and no evidence <br /> of oil or diesel fuel. There was no staining of the ground that would be indicative of the major diesel fuel dumping <br /> Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> Page 5 of 22 <br />
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