_INSPECTION - C1981012 ‎(8)‎

• Permit No: C1981012
• IBM Index Class Name: Inspection
• Doc Name: Inspection Report
• From: DRMS
• To: Ron Thompson
• Inspection Date: 1/28/2013
• Email Name: LDS
• Email Name: DIH
• Email Name: JDM
• Email Name: LJS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

January 28, 2013 C-1981-012/New Elk Mine LDS
AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS—Rule 5.02.4(1):
Work on the digital record database, described in the October 16, 2012 inspection report,was on-going. In the
meantime,NECC continues to maintain paper records. The records were in compliance in Mr Thompson's office
(see attached checklist).
EXCESS SPOIL and DEVELOPMENT WASTE—Rule 4.09
Placement; Drainage Control; Surface Stabilization:
The reclaimed Development Coal Waste Pile (DWDA 1) and the Development Waste Disposal Area(DWDA 2)
appeared stable and well drained. There were no visible signs of erosion or instability.
The third Development Waste Disposal Area approved in TR-65 (DWDA 3) did not yet exist on the ground.
EXPLOSIVES—Rule 4.08
Distance Prohibitions 4.08.4;Warnings 4.08.4; Control of Adverse Effects 4.08.4:
There were no explosives on site;NECC no longer holds an explosives permit. The area where explosives were
stored previously was clear of trash and in good order.
FISH and WILDLIFE—Rule 4.18:
Evidence of the presence of wildlife was widespread over the site (tracks, scat,gnawed foliage, etc.). The Fish and
Wildlife Plan described in section 2.05 of the permit states that mitigation of impacts to fish and wildlife will be
achieved by "minimizing the total disturbed area during the life of the operation and by continuous efforts to
minimize disturbance and pollution to the existing environmental resources... ". Observations confirm that the
mine has been run in accordance with these principles to date;the western end of the site and the area around and
including pond 4, in particular,provide valuable wildlife habitat within the disturbed area boundary.
Recent disturbances, such as the pad to the north of the cell phone tower and the graded slope between the parking
lot and the office building,have been seeded and hydro-mulched. This activity tends to minimize the scale and
duration of the disturbance and gives NECC a head-start on reclamation of the site.
HYDROLOGIC BALANCE -Rule 4.05
Drainage Control 4.05.1, 4.05.2, 4.05.3; Siltation Structures 4.05.5, 4.05.6; Discharge Structures 4.05.7,
4.05.10, Diversions 4.05.4; Effluent Limits 4.05.2; Ground Water Monitoring 4.05.13; Surface Water
Monitoring 4.05.13; Drainage—Acid and Toxic Materials 4.05.8- Impoundments 4.05.6, 4.05.9; Stream
Buffer Zones 4.05.18:
Hydrologic monitoring points(details in table 27 of the permit)were inspected and their physical locations
recorded using GPS. All sites were well maintained. The GPS data that was collected during the inspection will be
used to verify the mapped locations of the points,but is not included in this inspection report.
Surface water and sediment control structures were inspected, and are described,by location,in keeping with the
format used in recent inspection reports.
At the western end of the mine site, from west to east:
• The "water tank" SAE showed no recent disturbance.
Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 4
Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 3
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