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October 12, 2011 C -1980 -007 /West Elk Mine RDZ <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 2 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2 <br /> <br /> Page 2 of 14 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y =Inspected N =Not Ins pected R =Comments Noted V =Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />R - Air Resource Protection <br />Y - Availability of Records <br />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />NA - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />Y - Explosives <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R - Gen. Compli ance With Mine Plan <br />R - Other <br />R - Processing Waste <br /> <br />R - Roads <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Revegetation <br />Y - Subsidence <br />R - Slides and Other Damage <br />R - Support Facilities On -site <br />R - Signs and Markers <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />NA - Speci al Categories Of Mining <br />R - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br /> <br />This complete coal inspection was conducted by Rob Zuber of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and <br />Safety (Division). Kathy Welt and Mike Peacock of MCC accompanied the inspection in the field. Matt <br />Brezonick and Jessica Loveland, consultants from TerraVision, were also present during the inspection. The <br />records check took place in Kathy Welt’s office, and she was present to help answer questions and provide <br />documents. Chris Nyikos was also present for office discussions. <br /> <br />The weather was clear and warm. The ground was dry. <br />AIR RESOURCE PROTECTION – Rule 4.17: <br />Roads, coal processing and other activities were not a source of significant fugitive dust during the inspection. <br />Water trucks were being used during the inspection. <br /> <br /> <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05 <br /> Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7, <br />4.05.10; Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monito ring 4.05.13; Surface Water Monitoring <br />4.05.13; Drainage – Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8; Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream Buffer Zones 4.05.18: <br />Eight ponds were inspected. No problems were observed with any of them. The following ponds were holdin g <br />water but not discharging: the RPE pond (CDPS outfall 015), pond MB5 -E (CDPS outfall 009), pond MB -3 <br />(CDPS outfall 005), the pond associated with the wastewater treatment plant (CDPS outfall 007), the two fresh <br />water ponds, and the SG -1 pond. Water lev els were several feet below spillways in all ponds. The NSSA pond <br />was observed and did not contain water. <br /> <br />At pond MB5 -E, banks are covered by tall vegetation. The discharge pipes have covers that are locked. The <br />sediment trap above the pond was also inspected and no problems observed.