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should exhibit infiltration rates similar to premising soils, and reclamation <br />techniques used in the re-topsoiled areas (i.e., disking), in combination with <br />reestablished watershed topographies will minimize excessive rates and volumes <br />of runoff. <br />Stream Buffer Zones <br />A discussion regarding stream buffer zones adjacent to the Loadout facility is <br />included in Tab 19, Protection of the Hydrologic Balance. There are two <br />railroad crossings on Dry Creek and a sedimentation pond (Rail Loop Pond) <br />located adjacent to Dry Creek. All three structures are designed to handle the <br />10-year, 29-hour runoff event and will prevent any water quality degradation in <br />Dry Creek. The Revegetation Plan (Tab 20) addresses revegetation of these <br />structures after removal using appropriate seed mixes <br />Water Rights <br />Tab 19, Protection of the Hydrologic Balance, references two surface coal mining <br />PAP's which contain information on surface and groundwater rights in the <br />vicinity of the Loadout Facility. Table 14-1 (Tab 14) lists water rights that <br />were transferred to HGTI as part of the Loadout property acquisition. Tab 15, <br />Probable Hydrologic Consequences, discusses potential impacts to water rights in <br />the vicinity of the Loadout, and concludes that no impact is likely to occur. <br />HGTI will replace the water supply of any owner of a water right, specific to <br />the aquifers or stream reaches being used or potentially impacted, that is <br />significantly affected by operations at the Loadout facility. <br />Surface and Ground Water Monitoring Plans <br />In addition to the mining practices designed to minimize disturbances to the <br />hydrologic balance previously discussed, ground and surface water monitoring <br />plans have been developed to assess the possible impacts to the hydrologic <br />system identified in Tab 15, Probable Hydrologic Consequences (PHC). The <br />results of the monitoring programs have and will continue to be used to support <br />the PHC conclusions that disturbances to the hydrologic balance will be minimal <br />TR-07 3 Revised 03/06 <br />