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Wo
rld
of
Co
al A
sh
Pre
pa
red
by:
Sh
an
e H
arr
is -
T
VA
Mic
ha
el S
tep
ic, P
E –
UR
S
Ro
na
ld H
ag
er
– U
RS
Nic
k G
old
en, P
E –
UR
S
April 25,
2013
CC
P L
an
dfi
ll a
nd
Dry
Sta
ck O
pera
tio
nal C
hall
en
ges
an
d t
he E
ng
ineeri
ng
So
luti
on
s t
hat
Wo
rk
2013
Wo
rld
of
Co
al A
sh (
WO
CA
) C
on
fere
nce
- A
pri
l 22-
25, 2
013
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CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Pre
se
nta
tio
n O
utl
ine
2
•T
VA
’s P
rogra
m G
oals
•A
ddre
ss S
ignific
ance o
f th
e T
opic
•O
pera
tional Topic
s
−Im
pro
vem
ents
Im
ple
mente
d a
nd L
essons L
earn
ed
−S
uccess F
acto
rs a
nd V
alu
e A
dded
•S
um
mary
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
CC
P L
an
dfi
ll a
nd
Dry
Sta
ck O
pera
tio
ns P
rog
ram
mati
c
Go
als
of
TV
A
3
•U
pfr
ont
Pla
nnin
g
•E
ngin
eere
d C
ontr
ols
•T
rain
ing
•O
n-g
oin
g M
onitoring o
f O
pera
tions
•S
tabili
ty a
nd S
afe
ty o
f F
acili
ties
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Wh
at
Ma
ke
s T
his
To
pic
Sig
nif
ica
nt?
4
•E
nvir
onm
enta
l and P
erm
itting C
om
plia
nce
•A
dhe
rence t
o p
erm
its a
nd e
nvir
onm
enta
l sta
ndard
s
•A
void
ance o
f perm
it v
iola
tions
•O
&M
im
pro
ve
me
nts
•R
eduction in m
ain
tenance issues (
tim
e a
nd m
oney)
•E
ffic
ient O
pera
tio
ns
•E
ffective C
om
plia
nce w
ith D
esig
n
•S
ite p
erf
orm
ance c
onsis
tent w
ith d
esig
n
•A
void
ance o
f sta
bili
ty a
nd s
imila
r is
sues
•C
onta
ct
wate
r/Leachate
genera
tion m
inim
ization/s
torm
wate
r segre
gation
•C
ost
Re
du
ctio
ns
•R
eduction in s
ignific
ant corr
ecta
ble
main
tenance
•Im
pro
ved a
nd e
ffic
ient opera
tions =
cost effic
iency (
and p
redic
tabili
ty)
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Op
era
tio
nal To
pic
s O
ve
rvie
w
5
−P
hased D
evelo
pm
ent
−S
urf
ace W
ate
r M
anagem
ent,
Dra
inage a
nd E
rosio
n C
ontr
ol
−L
eachate
Managem
ent
−In
term
edia
te C
over
−C
losure
−S
urv
ey C
ontr
ol
−D
ust
Contr
ol
−C
om
plia
nce M
onitoring
…. pre
sente
d in g
reate
r deta
il over
the f
ollo
win
g s
lides b
y a
ddre
ssin
g t
he
imp
rovem
ents
im
ple
mente
d a
nd t
he lessons learn
ed.
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rov
em
en
ts/L
es
so
ns
Lea
rned
– P
ha
se
d D
eve
lop
me
nt
6
−Im
pro
vem
ents
Im
ple
mente
d/L
essons L
earn
ed
•D
evelo
pm
en
t of
deta
iled ‘sta
ckin
g p
lans’ p
rovid
ing d
eta
ils for
opera
tional contr
ol
•D
evelo
ped in a
ppro
priate
softw
are
to a
llow
for
surf
ace c
ontr
ol to
readily
availa
ble
−S
uccess F
acto
rs a
nd V
alu
e A
dded
•M
ore
effic
ient utiliz
ation o
f desig
ned a
nd p
erm
itte
d f
acili
ty
•A
llow
s for
better
long
-term
pla
nnin
g a
nd o
pera
tional pro
jections
•A
bili
ty to p
lan for
clo
sure
appro
priate
ly t
hus r
educin
g a
reas t
o b
e m
ain
tain
ed
•A
ctive a
rea =
Opera
tio
nal needs
•R
educes h
igh c
apital expenses in a
n o
vera
ll cash flo
w
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rov
em
en
ts/L
es
so
ns
Lea
rned
– S
urf
ac
e W
ate
r/E
rosio
n
•June 2
012
•June 2
012
Sh
ed
din
g w
ate
r o
ff t
he
sta
ck
is
th
e b
igg
es
t p
rob
lem
re
late
d t
o o
pe
rati
on
s m
ain
ten
an
ce.
Co
rre
ctl
y s
izin
g a
nd
gra
din
g t
he
be
nc
he
s is
ke
y.
He
re, T
VA
co
mp
lete
ly r
e-g
rad
e a
n e
xis
tin
g
be
nc
h.
•Im
pro
vem
ents
Im
ple
mente
d/L
essons L
earn
ed
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rov
em
en
ts/L
es
so
ns
Lea
rned
– S
urf
ac
e W
ate
r/E
rosio
n
•S
ept
2011
•S
ept
2011
Pla
ce
s f
ab
ric
an
d c
lay
for
pro
pe
r fo
un
da
tio
n.
Co
vere
d w
ith
#2 s
ton
e.
Do
es
no
t w
as
h o
r fi
ll.
Th
e h
au
l ro
ad
wa
s n
eve
r g
rad
ed
to
dra
in a
nd
th
ere
fore
cre
ate
d a
n u
nc
on
tro
lle
d s
itu
ati
on
. A
fte
r a
m
inim
al ra
in, c
rew
s s
pe
nd
ho
urs
re
pa
irin
g t
he
ro
ad
so
as
h c
an
be
ha
ule
d.
•Im
pro
vem
ents
Im
ple
mente
d/L
essons L
earn
ed
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rov
em
en
ts/L
es
so
ns
Lea
rned
– S
urf
ac
e W
ate
r/E
rosio
n
•N
ov 2
010
•A
ug 2
011
Re
mo
ve
d a
rea
to
sto
p
“fu
nn
el”
eff
ec
t E
lim
inate
d m
ajo
r ero
sio
n
by m
ovin
g r
oa
d N
W a
nd
slo
pin
g in
ward
Th
e h
au
l ro
ad
wa
s n
eve
r g
rad
ed
to
dra
in a
nd
th
ere
fore
cre
ate
d a
n u
nc
on
tro
lle
d s
itu
ati
on
. A
fte
r a
m
inim
al ra
in, c
rew
s s
pe
nd
ho
urs
re
pa
irin
g t
he
ro
ad
so
as
h c
an
be
ha
ule
d.
•Im
pro
vem
ents
Im
ple
mente
d/L
essons L
earn
ed
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rov
em
en
ts/L
es
so
ns
Lea
rned
– S
urf
ac
e W
ate
r/E
rosio
n
10
−Im
pro
vem
ents
Im
ple
mente
d/L
essons L
earn
ed
•N
ov 2
010
•A
ug 2
012
Ph
oto
on
left
taken
No
vem
ber
2010, exh
ibit
s e
rosio
n. P
ho
to o
n r
igh
t ta
ken
Au
gu
st
2012,
are
a h
as
be
en
re
-gra
de
d, s
ee
de
d, a
nd
ve
ge
tati
on
ha
s d
eve
lop
ed
, th
ere
fore
mit
iga
tin
g
pre
vio
us
ero
sio
n is
su
e.
Mo
ve
d c
he
ck
da
m 3
0’ a
nd
eli
min
ate
d p
rob
lem
.
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rov
em
en
ts/L
es
so
ns
Lea
rned
– S
urf
ac
e W
ate
r/E
rosio
n
11
−S
uccess F
acto
rs a
nd V
alu
e A
dded
•E
valu
ate
adequacy o
f exis
ting s
yste
m
•P
rioritize a
reas o
f concern
•F
ix a
rea
s o
f co
nce
rn a
t th
e s
ou
rce
•S
tab
ilize e
xposed s
urf
aces,
identify
are
as r
equirin
g fre
quent
main
tenance
•P
rovid
e a
dditio
nal engin
eering
solu
tions for
are
as r
equirin
g fre
quent
main
tenance
•M
onitor
sto
rm w
ate
r conveyance s
tructu
res r
egula
rly
•M
ain
tain
and im
pro
ve t
err
aces a
nd o
ther
featu
res a
s a
ppro
priate
•B
e p
roactive/n
ot
reactive
•Id
entify
pra
ctices that
min
imiz
e m
ain
tenance/c
osts
•H
igh
er
$ t
od
ay s
ave
s b
igg
er
$$
to
mo
rrow
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rov
em
en
ts/L
es
so
ns
Lea
rned
– S
urf
ac
e W
ate
r/E
rosio
n
12
−S
uccess F
acto
rs a
nd V
alu
e A
dded
•Id
entify
pote
ntial am
end
ments
to s
oil
bein
g s
tabili
zed
•S
ele
ct appro
priate
native v
egeta
tion s
pecie
s
•P
rovid
e a
pp
rop
ria
te t
hic
kn
ess o
f n
utr
ien
t rich
so
il
•D
evelo
p a
nd m
ain
tain
effective v
egeta
tion (
addre
ss a
ny a
reas n
ot
respon
din
g)
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rov
em
en
ts/L
es
so
ns
Lea
rned
– L
ea
ch
ate
Ma
nag
em
en
t
13
−Im
pro
vem
ents
Im
ple
mente
d/L
essons L
earn
ed
•R
e-e
valu
ate
syste
m d
esig
n a
nd m
anagem
ent
of
conta
ct and n
on
-conta
ct
wate
r to
min
imiz
e v
olu
mes g
enera
ted
•S
tan
dard
ize s
yste
m c
om
pon
ents
acro
ss facili
ties to p
rovid
e e
ffic
iencie
s in
main
tenance, in
vento
ry o
f re
pla
cem
ent
part
s,
and a
pplic
able
vendor
inte
raction
•D
evelo
p a
sta
ndard
ized a
ppro
ach t
o m
ain
tenance to a
void
syste
m issues
−S
uccess F
acto
rs a
nd V
alu
e A
dded
•M
inim
ize
vo
lum
e o
f w
ate
r to
ma
na
ge
by o
pe
ratio
na
l ch
an
ge
s
•M
inim
ize o
pera
tional (“
dis
posal”
) are
a
•E
valu
ate
colle
ction, conveyance,
and s
tora
ge m
eth
od
s
•R
egula
rly c
lean c
onveyance s
yste
m t
o a
void
build
-up
•R
egula
rly m
ain
tain
syste
m c
om
pon
ents
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rovem
en
ts/L
esso
ns L
earn
ed
– In
term
ed
iate
Co
ver
•S
ept 2010
•July
2011
Wa
ter
was
ero
din
g t
he
slo
pe
s t
ha
t w
as c
oll
ec
tin
g o
n t
op
of
the
sta
ck
. T
he
so
luti
on
wa
s in
sta
ll
ap
pro
pri
ate
in
term
ed
iate
co
ve
r, v
eg
eta
te a
nd
ma
na
ge
an
d c
on
tro
l s
torm
wa
ter
ap
pro
pri
ate
ly t
o a
de
sig
na
ted
dis
ch
arg
e p
oin
t.
•Im
pro
vem
ents
Im
ple
mente
d/L
essons L
earn
ed
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rov
em
en
ts/L
es
so
ns
Lea
rned
– I
nte
rme
dia
te C
ov
er
15
−S
uccess F
acto
rs a
nd V
alu
e A
dded
•R
educed g
enera
tion o
f conta
ct
wate
r/le
achate
•R
educed m
ain
tenance/R
educed e
rosio
n
•R
ed
uce
d s
ee
pa
ge
an
d o
utb
rea
k p
ote
ntia
l
•R
educed p
ote
ntial fo
r slo
pe failu
res
•R
educed fugitiv
e d
ust
genera
tion
•G
ood h
ousekeepin
g/C
leaner
opera
tio
ns/P
erc
eption o
f e
nvir
onm
enta
l ste
ward
ship
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rovem
en
ts/L
esso
ns L
earn
ed
– C
losu
re
•M
arc
h 2
011
•M
arc
h 2
011
Bo
tto
m le
ft s
ho
ws e
xis
tin
g c
on
dit
ion
s. B
ett
er
clo
su
re p
rac
tic
es
were
ne
ed
ed
. T
he
ex
isti
ng
ma
teri
al w
as
no
t c
ap
ab
le o
f s
us
tain
ing
ve
ge
tati
on
. B
ott
om
rig
ht
sh
ow
s t
he
in
sta
lla
tio
n o
f c
ove
r
so
il c
ap
ab
le o
f g
row
ing
gra
ss
.
–Im
pro
vem
ents
Im
ple
mente
d/L
essons L
earn
ed
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rovem
en
ts/L
esso
ns L
earn
ed
– C
losu
re
•S
ept 2011
•M
arc
h 2
012
−Im
pro
vem
ents
Im
ple
mente
d/L
essons L
earn
ed (
cont’d
) S
am
e b
en
ch
be
fore
an
d a
fte
r w
ith
no
wo
rk p
erf
orm
ed
. N
ote
th
e d
ate
s. P
ati
en
ce
is
re
wa
rded
.
Ge
ttin
g a
go
od
sta
nd
of
ve
ge
tati
on
ta
ke
s t
ime
.
CC
P L
an
dfill
an
d D
ry S
tack O
pe
ratio
nal C
ha
llen
ges a
nd
th
e E
ngin
eerin
g S
olu
tion
s th
at W
ork
Imp
rov
em
en
ts/L
es
so
ns
Lea
rned
– C
losu
re
18
−S
uccess F
acto
rs a
nd V
alu
e A
dded
•R
educed long
-term
main
tenance
•R
educed p
erm
itting r
equirem
en
ts
•R
ed
uce
d f
ina
ncia
l risk
•Low
er
long
-term
monitoring r
equir
em
ents
and r
ela
ted c
osts
•E
sta
blis
hm
ent of
additio
nal “g
reen”
are
as
CC
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d D
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tro
l
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pro
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Im
ple
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d/L
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earn
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K t
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here
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ost
vis
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nuis
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ash s
tacks. M
US
T c
ontr
ol!
−S
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alu
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nvir
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ship
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d D
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th
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olu
tion
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at W
ork
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rov
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so
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om
pli
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on
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rin
g 2
1
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pro
vem
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Im
ple
mente
d/L
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earn
ed
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uccess F
acto
rs a
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alu
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dded
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tory
Com
plia
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lop
me
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tab
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acili
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as o
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s th
at W
ork
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mm
ary
22
•B
e p
roactive in identify
ing a
nd r
esolv
ing issues
−R
outine inspections b
y t
rain
ed p
ers
onnel (d
ocum
ent
findin
gs)
can identify
pro
ble
ms e
arly
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ollo
w u
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tions f
or
item
s identified
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vesting in O
&M
im
pro
vem
ents
today r
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ost savin
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om
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ix a
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ourc
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ple
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ha
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nd
th
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tion
s th
at W
ork
Su
mm
ary
(c
on
t’d
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23
•E
sta
blis
h a
nd m
anage s
urv
ey c
ontr
ol
•P
eriod
ic s
urv
ey v
erification
•E
valu
ate
curr
ent sta
tus o
f o
pera
tions a
nd m
ain
tenance
•D
evelo
p a
nd im
ple
ment
an e
ffe
ctive o
pera
tions p
lan
Be d
ilige
nt, t
ake it seriously
, be m
eth
odic
al, a
lways look f
or
imp
rove
ment
24
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