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Section B - Rule 4 <br />This section discusses specific approvals (see item 14. in Section A above), major changes to the <br />New Elk Permit since RN -05, as well as other pertinent information. <br />I. Roads - Rule 4.03 <br />The Permit is found to be in compliance with the requirements of Rule 4.03. Information on roads <br />is presented in Section 2.05 and Maps 11 and 12 of the PAP (road drainage on Maps 13 and 13A). <br />Three primary types of roads are described in the PAP: haul roads, access roads, and light -use <br />roads. <br />Alternative haul road designs have been approved (e.g., slope above 10 percent in places) as long <br />as safety precautions and environmental protection practices are met, as described in Section <br />2.05. <br />The Division has approved the retention of haul roads (depicted on Map 15 in the PAP). This is <br />compatible with the approved post -mining land uses of rangeland and wildlife. NECC owns the <br />land where the haul roads are located (4.03. 1 (1)(f)(ii)). <br />The Division approved the location of a portion of the haul road across the Middle Fork of the <br />Purgatoire River as depicted on Map 11, Sheet 1 (4.03.1(2)(b)). <br />No specific approvals (e.g., alternative designs, location in stream buffers) are granted for access <br />roads or light use roads. <br />II. Support Facilities - Rule 4.04 <br />Construction of support facilities has not resulted in damage to other structures or property, and <br />the reclamation of facilities is not anticipated to cause such damage. With PR -03 (issued March <br />2011), the Jansen Loadout was added to permit and subsequently constructed. This area created <br />no new disturbance. <br />No specific approvals are granted under this section. <br />III. Hydrologic Balance - Rule 4.05 <br />Water Quality Standards and Effluent Limitations <br />The Division proposes to grant small area exemptions (SAES) from use of sediment ponds due to <br />the limited size of the area and due to the fact that ponds and/or treatment facilities are not <br />necessary for the drainage in these specific areas to meet the effluent limitations of Rule 4.05.2 <br />and applicable State and Federal water quality standards for receiving streams. Also, no mixing <br />of surface drainage with a discharge from underground workings will occur (4.05.2(3)(b)(ii)). <br />New Elk Mine <br />Findings for RN -06, May 11, 2017 <br />11 <br />