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October 30, 2012 C-1981-041/Roadside Portals MPB <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Inspection Topic Summary <br />YNRVNA <br />NOTE: =Inspected =Not Inspected =Comments Noted =Violation Issued =Not Applicable <br />N - Air Resource Protection N - Roads <br />NR <br /> - Availability of Records - Reclamation Success <br />NY <br /> - Backfill & Grading - Revegetation <br />NN <br /> - Excess Spoil and Dev. Waste - Subsidence <br />NNA <br /> - Explosives - Slides and Other Damage <br />NN <br /> - Fish & Wildlife - Support Facilities On-site <br />YN <br /> - Hydrologic Balance - Signs and Markers <br />YNA <br /> - Gen. Compliance With Mine Plan - Support Facilities Not On-site <br />NNA <br /> - Other - Special Categories Of Mining <br />NY <br /> - Processing Waste - Topsoil <br /> <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />This was a partial inspection of the Roadside Portals Mine conducted by Mike Boulay of the Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safety Grand Junction Field Office. A ground inspection of the site was conducted on <br />October 30, 2012. Aerial photographs of the site were taken by Harry Ranney of CDRMS at 11:25 am the same <br />day. There was no operator representative present during the inspection. Weather conditions were sunny and <br />cool. Ground conditions were dry. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS - Rule 4.15, Rule 3: <br />Snowcap Coal Company, Inc. (SCC) has completed the reclamation work at the North Portal and CRDA locations. <br />The North Portals area was inspected to view the recently completed work. Sediment Ponds 6, 10, 11, 13, and the <br />CBA #1 Sump are now fully reclaimed. The reclaimed areas at former Ponds 6, 10, 11, and the CBA #1 Sump are <br />-3. <br /> <br />The clean water diversion ditch at the reclaimed North Portals from the Coal Canyon Access road to the far <br />eastern end is completed in its final configuration. The clean water ditch will be retained as a permanent feature. <br />The West and East Diversion Ditches receive runoff from the Bookcliffs during significant precipitation events <br />and the water is conveyed in ditches to Coal Creek on the <br />Photograph No. 4 is a panoramic view of the Roadside North Portal area showing the West and East Diversion <br />Ditches, reclaimed Topsoil Pile Locations 1 and 3, and reclaimed Pond 13 in the foreground. <br /> <br />SCC and their contractor did a nice job of completing the work in a timely manner. All reclamation as planned is <br />complete with all of the reclaimed areas being top soiled, seeded and mulched. Some specific areas were hydro- <br />seeded where access for equipment was difficult <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 3 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br /> <br />27 <br />Page of <br /> <br /> <br />