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2. With the exception of a portion of the Sylvester Gulch Haul/Access Road, <br /> these haul/access roads will be reclaimed upon closure of the mine when the <br /> roads are no longer necessary. A portion of the Sylvester Gulch Haul/Access <br /> Road (from the Main haul/access road to the Sylvester Gulch fan) will be <br /> reduced to a light use road and will provide access to the fan site and areas to <br /> the south. <br /> B. Access Roads <br /> 1. The West Elk Mine has three access roads which are considered access roads <br /> only. These include the Sylvester Gulch Substation Access Road, the Portal <br /> access road, and the Materials Storage Bench access road, which are shown on <br /> Map 53 and 53B. Access roads are properly certified. These certifications are <br /> provided in Exhibit 8A of the permit document. A discussion of the access <br /> roads can be found in Section 2.05.3 in Volume 1 of the permit document. <br /> The designs are in compliance with Rules 2.05.3 and 4.03.2. <br /> 2. All of these roads will be reclaimed upon closure of the mine when the roads <br /> are no longer necessary. <br /> C. Light-Use Roads <br /> 1. The West Elk Mine has numerous light-use roads at the site, within and above <br /> the facilities area and on Jumbo Mountain to access monitoring sites and the <br /> water tank, the Lone Pine Gulch fan road and roads to the south for MVB <br /> pads and the "thermal event area." The designs, except for some preexisting <br /> roads, are in compliance with Rules 2.05.3 and 4.03.3. <br /> II. Support Facilities - Rule 4.04 <br /> A. Construction of support facilities did not result in any damage to any protected <br /> structures. Therefore, the Division proposes to approve those activities [4.04(6)]. <br /> III. Hydrologic Balance - Rule 4.05 <br /> A. Water Quality Standards and Effluent Limitations <br /> 33 <br />