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August 9, 2012 C- 1980 - 001 /Edna Strip Mine RDZ <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />NOTE: Y= Inspected N =Not Inspected R =Comments Noted V= Violation Issued NA =Not Applicable <br />Y - Air Resource Protection <br />R -Roads <br />Y - Availability of Records <br />R - Reclamation Success <br />Y - Backfill & Grading <br />Y - Revegetation <br />Y - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste <br />NA - Subsidence <br />NA - Explosives <br />R - Slides and Other Damage <br />Y - Fish & Wildlife <br />R - Support Facilities On -site <br />R - Hydrologic Balance <br />R -Signs and Markers <br />R - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan <br />NA - Support Facilities Not On -site <br />R -Other <br />NA - Special Categories Of Mining <br />NA - Processing Waste <br />Y - Topsoil <br />COMMENTS <br />The weather was warm and clear, the ground was dry, and no precipitation was experienced. <br />Several dozen sheep were grazing along the North Road during the inspection, and a herder and camper were also <br />seen. <br />HYDROLOGIC BALANCE - Rule 4.05: <br />In the Moffat Pond watershed, four channels were inspected: Moffat Final Pit Segment 4 Ditch, Moffat Down <br />Drain 41, Moffat Down Drain 42, and Moffat Down Drain 44. No erosion or other problems with these channels <br />were observed. <br />One culvert was inspected, MAC 48. Both of the pipes were free of obstructions, and no erosion was seen on <br />either side of the culvert. <br />Center Ridge Pond, West Ridge Pond, and Moffat Pond were all holding water, but none were discharging. No <br />problems were observed with embankments, emergency spillways, or inlet channels. The primary spillways for <br />West Ridge Pond and Moffat Pond have rusted pipes as mentioned in previous reports. <br />Some of the check dams above West Ridge Pond (those near the downstream end of the series) are holding water. <br />No problems were identified. <br />At the intersection of the North Road and the Lower Moffat Road, no construction has been performed to address <br />the low spot where water could potentially pond and flow over the road. DRMS is awaiting survey results (or <br />other infonnation) to determine if the low spot warrants improvements to the roadside ditch. <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />