_INSPECTION - C1996083 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Bill Bear
• Inspection Date: 10/30/2012
• Email Name: SLB
• Email Name: SB1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

October 30, 2012 C-1996-083/13owie No. 2 Mine SLB
but none were discharging. Ponds J and K were dry.
Small Area Exemptions/Alternate Sediment Control Areas:
- The Terror Creek vent shaft site sediment control (silt fence, straw bales, and rock filter)were maintained and
functional. - Straw bales were in place and functioning well at the pump house facility.
- Wattles along the small area exemption on the east side of the mine entrance were staked in place.
- The sediment traps along the west end of the loadout were not holding water.
- Straw wattles were in place and in good condition on the reclaimed Hubbard Creek vent shaft site.
- Straw bales were in place near the old Bowie power plant.
Culverts and ditches in the main facilities area were in good condition and well maintained. The operator had
recently reconstructed ditch B32, on the east end of the coal stockpile bench. The ditch was appeared to be
constructed as designed. Ditch F3 and the unnamed channel on the east end of the cover fill stockpile had also
recently been reconstructed with rip rap lining. Both ditches were in excellent condition. The outlet of culvert
B 17 needed to be cleaned out. Culvert B 17 is longer than originally designed,with the outlet daylighting on the
west end of the substation rather than the east end as depicted on Map 21-1. The outlet location should be
modified on future versions of this map.
OTHER(SPECIFY):
The annual Applicant Violator System site inspection(required under the Division's memorandum of
understanding with the Office of Surface Mining)was conducted in conjunction with this complete inspection.
Documentation of that inquiry is attached.
PROCESSING WASTE/COAL MINE WASTE PILES —Rule 4.10 and 4.11❑ Drainage Control; Surface
Stabilization; Placement:
Refuse was being placed on the west end of Gob Pile 42,between ditches F 12 and F 13; a compactor was
running on the center area of Pile 42. The operator had not started excavation of the diversion ditch for the pile
expansion approved in TR 72,but the proposed location had been surveyed and staked in.
ROADS —Rule 4.0311 Construction 4.03.1(3)/4.03.2(3)11 Drainage 4.03.1(4)/4.03.2(4)11 Surfacing and
Maintenance4.03.1(5) and(6)/4.03.2(5) and (6)11 Reclamation 4.03.1(7)/4.03.2(7):
The Terror Creek access road was in good condition; surfacing and water bars were well maintained.
Construction had been started on the road to Gob Pile 43. The grade and alignment of the road had been staked in,
and earthmoving was underway. Silt fence had been installed downgradient of earthmoving activities.
REVEGETATION—Rule 4.15❑ Vegetative Cover; Timing:
Two gob vent boreholes that were reclaimed in 2011 were observed. The first,in Panel 6 was seeded
without the use of mulch. The vegetation on the reclaimed pad was primarily weedy species -woolly mullein and
Russian thistle -with very little grass emerging. The second,in Panel 7 was also seeded in 2011. One side of the
pad was covered in straw mulch,the other covered with straw matting. Both sides of this reclaimed pad had
excellent grass germination and very few weeds.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 5
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 2
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