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July 23, 2013 C- 1981- 012/New Elk Mine LDS <br />report of October 16, 2012, and is not the subject of a permitting action, the Division finds that this <br />is a violation for failure to maintain ditches in accordance with the approved design. This is <br />discussed further in the ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS section of this report. <br />• At the east end of the diversion ditch, below the cell phone pad, there was evidence of clean runoff <br />flowing through undisturbed land, into culvert C41. There was a little erosion at the top which should <br />be addressed with some armoring. The same thing had occurred on the switchback below. Some <br />flow control is also needed on the roads used to access the power poles. <br />• There was no sign of recent disturbance at the cell phone tower pad, or the lower pad located immediately <br />to the north. <br />• The unlabelled culvert under the road on the east side of the RDA was partially blocked with sediment. <br />This culvert should be identified and cleaned. <br />• There were some large puddles on the top of the RDA. The swales in the refuse should be extended <br />when conditions allow, to ensure that no water is allowed to collect on the RDA. <br />• A culvert on the RDA, level with the highest reclaimed bench, is not shown on map 13. It was partially <br />crushed, so needs repair. It also needs to be permitted; this should be addressed in TR68. <br />• The damaged section of the culvert under the conveyor, C41, had been replaced and the area around it <br />filled and restored. Delivery of a final 30' section of culvert is holding up the completion of this project. <br />The final section should be placed and the surrounding area backfilled around it; since this item was <br />first identified in the inspection report of October 16, 2012, and is not the subject of a permitting <br />action, the Division finds that this is a violation for failure to maintain culverts in accordance with <br />the approved design. This is discussed further in the ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS section of this <br />report. <br />• The gully by the junction of the conveyors was huge and had grown significantly since the April <br />inspection. A long term solution might be to create a concrete structure, with a sump, to collect conveyor <br />runoff and pump it up to the RDA. In the short term, spilled refuse should be cleared, the gully should <br />be repaired, and a berm should be built up to protect it. A couple of other gullies lower down the <br />conveyor line should be addressed in the same way. <br />• Along the conveyor line, spilled refuse should be shoveled back onto the belt and sent up to the <br />RDA. <br />• Culverts under the haul road up the west side of the RDA were as follows: C40, good; C -B, good; C39, a <br />little erosion at the outlet to monitor; C45, good; C -A is mis- located on map 13, and has some erosion at <br />the outlet. The position of C -A should be corrected when the map is redrawn and the erosion should <br />be repaired. <br />• Pond 8 was holding water but not discharging. The embankments and spillways of pond 8 were sound. <br />• Above pond 8 is an old light use road that has been used infrequently to maintain down - drains — it could <br />be a candidate for reclamation. For now, this should be added to the map. <br />• Containment 5 was in good condition. <br />Between the highway and the river: <br />• The newer Development Waste Disposal Area (DWDA 2) appeared stable, however there was some <br />erosion of the surface. The ditches around the pile (D12, 13 and 14) receive a great deal of sediment and <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Page 7 of 29 <br />