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Phase I bond release (SL-02) was approved in August 2003 for various disturbance <br /> areas. The decision documented backfilling and grading compliance for CRDA-2 and <br /> most of CRDA-1 (excepting the temporary road left open for further disposal), <br /> RSRDA slopes, Soil Borrow Area CBA-I and the RSRDA Soil Borrow Area, South <br /> Fan disturbances, 2 West Portal disturbances, "B" Substation Site, the North Decline, <br /> the North Portal Facilities (excepting certain remaining support facilities and future <br /> drainage channel construction), and various other miscellaneous areas. Please refer <br /> to the SL-02 findings document for additional detail. <br /> As described below in greater detail under the Alternative Land Uses section, The <br /> Unit Train Loadout (UTL) has been backfilled and graded and entirely reclaimed. <br /> The Unit Train Loadout was converted to industrial use with approval of PR-4. The <br /> rail loop and a portion of the rail spur were left in place as a key feature for the future <br /> industrial use of the area. The final contours for the UTL are shown on Exhibit I IC <br /> of the PAP. Cross sections representing the existing and final grades are shown on <br /> Exhibit 59. Grading of the site involved eliminating the sewage treatment ponds, <br /> eliminating most of the embankment that supported the linear stacker and coal <br /> stockpile and backfilling the sediment ponds. During the process of grading, light <br /> use roads 3 and 5 and portions of light use road 4 and haul road 3 would be eliminated. <br /> Following approval of PR-4 (February, 2009) SCC finalized a purchase and sales <br /> agreement and sold the loadout property to Halliburton. SCC was given full release <br /> of bond liability for the train loadout and overland conveyor areas with approval of <br /> SL-07 in 2011. TR-62 was approved in November 2011 allowing SCC to modify the <br /> permit area by removing these locations from within the permit boundary. <br /> In the case of underground mining operations,the applicant has demonstrated that the <br /> fill used to eliminate the highwall and depressions meets all the requirements of 4.05, <br /> 4.06,4.09 and 4.15. Therefore,the Division proposes to approve that excess material <br /> not required for highwall and other depression backfill need not be returned to <br /> approximate original contour(4.14.1(2)(e)). <br /> A highwall is the face of exposed overburden and coal for entry into an underground <br /> mine. The south portal had two potential highwalls. One was an old ventilation entry <br /> along the old portal access road and the other was the intake and beltline entries which <br /> were located on the portal bench. The highwalls were eliminated by backfilling the <br /> area where the coal seam was exposed. Other near vertical rock faces were excavated <br /> to provide room for the warehouse shop and offices. These near vertical rock faces <br /> are not considered highwalls so they will not be eliminated. <br /> 47 <br />