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OBSERVATIONS <br />PERMIT #: M- 1987 -171 <br />INSPECTOR'S INITIALS: BMK <br />INSPECTION DATE: December 9, 2011 <br />1) The Division conducted a monitoring inspection of the site at the request of the operator, Kiewit Construction. <br />The site was last inspected in 2006 and was scheduled to be inspected this year to verify conditions reported in <br />the annual report. The site is permitted for 313 acres, of which all of the acres could be affected. Present during <br />the site inspection was Mr. Tony Collins of Kiewit Construction. The purpose of the inspection request was to <br />determine the amount of area that has been reclaimed to date and see if a portion of the warranty can be <br />reduced for the work completed. <br />2) According to the annual report, the site has not been actively mined since 2009. And most of the affected area <br />has been reclaimed. In 2006 a portion of the north eastern side of the permit area was mined by La Farage Inc <br />by placing a conveyer system across the access road. La Farage Inc owns which is adjacent to their Fountain pit <br />along the west side. All of the area affected by the La Fafarge operation was reclaimed by La Farage after they <br />completed mining in 2007. <br />3) The site was driven walked and inspected. The reclaimed slopes appeared stable with the exception of some rills <br />and gullies noted along the East side of the permit area. Mr. Collins was notified to re -work the rills and gullies <br />and have a properly surveyed area of the total reclaimed acres before submitting a warranty reduction request. <br />The annual report map showing the reclaimed areas and the actual recalled areas noted at the time of the <br />inspection do not appear to correlate. He was also informed to identify the source of the large imported sand <br />stone fill material that was observed along the south side of the shop area. This stockpiled material appeared to <br />have been imported from a construction or some industrial site. The operator had placed a silt fence around the <br />stock pile to prevent storm water drainage from leaving the area. The Division would like to know the source of <br />this rock to make sure it was inert. Some of this martial appeared to have been utilized as a part of a rip rap, <br />along the south eastern portion of the permit area, where a large gully had developed. In general, sand stone <br />does not make for a good riprap stone and the Division recommends the operator select an alternative rock for <br />such a remedial activities as selected. <br />4) The two settling ponds were holding what appeared to be partially frozen water. The source of the water is <br />surface water rather than exposed ground water. The operator plans to commence mining along the South side <br />of the permit area where the resources is still available, once the market picks up. At present the only activity <br />associated with the operation is removal of processed material from existing stock pile. The large recycled <br />processed stockpiled asphalt located along the east side of the access road is still in place. The temporary <br />structures that were used to house mine equipment are still in place. A few conveyer structures and other <br />mining related equipments were also noted within the permit area. When the temporary structures were noted <br />on site in 2006, the Division re- calculated the financial warranty to cover the cost of reclamation. The current <br />financial warranty for the site is $477,000.00, it is deemed adequate at this time to cover the cost of <br />reclamation. When the amendment was approved in 2001, the paved access road was allowed to be left in <br />place, after reclamation. <br />5) The fact that there were erosion features noted in the reclaimed slopes is not cited as a possible problem <br />because all of the drainage from these areas is captured within the permit area. However prior to requesting a <br />warranty reduction these rills and gullies have to be re worked. <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />