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Page 6 of 73 <br /> are no stream laid deposits meeting the pertinent size criteria, b) the project area does not meet <br /> the minimum requirements for agricultural activities and c) the area is overlain by a veneer of <br /> colluvial deposits. The results of the AVF investigation are in Exhibit 14—Alluvial Valley Floor <br /> of the PAP. <br /> Description of Operation and Reclamation Plans <br /> This permit application package is for a unit train loadout. No underground or surface mining is <br /> permitted to take place within the permit boundary. The approved surface disturbance associated <br /> with the unit train loadout activities within the permit area include: 1) haul road 2) access road 3) <br /> light use road 4) truck dump 5) coal stockpile 6) loading system and 7) rail loop and spur track. <br /> The area east of Reed Wash was previously disturbed by industrial operations associated with the <br /> old refinery located to the east of the property. In the eastern portion of the site, there are several <br /> large impoundments that were utilized as evaporation ponds and landfarm areas for refinery- <br /> generated waters and waste materials. There are several landfill areas at the site where coke <br /> fines are buried, along with a seven-acre closed landfill which contains solidified acid-sludge <br /> material. <br /> Coal is permitted to be hauled to the unit train loadout facility in highway legal trucks. Coal will <br /> then be dumped from the trucks and placed into a stockpile by a stacking conveyor and radial <br /> stacker conveyor. The stockpiled coal will then be conveyed to the unit train loadout. From the <br /> unit train loadout coal will be loaded onto rail cars for rail shipment to customers. Coal <br /> throughput at the loadout will increase with time and should not exceed about one million tons <br /> per year. No processing of coal (crushing, screening, or washing) is proposed for this facility. <br /> Two haul roads are proposed within the permit area, as illustrated on permit Map 15 —Haul Road <br /> Plan and Profile of the PAP. Haul roads will be constructed using a minimum 12-inch thickness <br /> of Pit Run gravel, topped with 6 inches of 1-1/2 inch road base surfacing. <br /> Haul Road#1 is 0.58 miles long and provides vehicular access and egress to the permit area from <br /> County Road 15. This haul road is 25 feet wide and occupies an easement 30 feet in width. The <br /> maximum grade of Haul Road#1 is 0.1%. Due to the narrow easement width and the flat grade <br /> of the road, sediment and erosion control will be accomplished by the installation of excelsior <br /> logs along the southern side of the road embankment. The surface of Haul Road#1 will be <br /> graded to drain to the south. <br /> Haul Road#2 is 0.22 miles long and forms a one-way loop from which the coal haul trucks <br /> access the truck dump. Once the trucks have transferred their loads to the truck dump, the trucks <br /> will proceed along Haul Road#2 to Haul Road#1 and exit the permit area. Haul Road#2 is 20 <br /> feet in width; the grade varies from 0.0%to 2.2% and runoff from this haul road flows to Pond <br /> #1. <br /> One access road is proposed for this site, providing vehicular access to the Loadout Facility, <br /> including the coal stockpile, conveyors, material storage area, and ditches. The access road is <br /> approximately 0.2 miles long, and has a maximum grade of 0.2%. <br /> Two light use roads are planned for this facility. Light Use Road#1 runs parallel to the rail loop, <br /> providing access to silt fences, ditches, and ponds. This road is nearly level and is approximately <br /> 1.4 miles in length. Light Use Road#2 enters the permit area from US Hwy. 6 & 50 at 14 Road, <br /> and provides construction access to the portion of the permit area west of Reed Wash. <br />