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treats the coal crushing, storage and tipple areas. A system of ditches divert freshwater around <br /> the disturbance and another system of culverts and ditches convey runoff under roadways and to <br /> the sediment ponds. <br /> Sixteen small area exemptions are permitted for the three topsoil stockpiles associated with the <br /> Loadout and six topsoil stockpiles and on temporary waste stockpile associated with the TAHR <br /> outside the sediment control system. A small area exemption has been approved for the electrical <br /> substation located in the northwest corner of the facilities area. The office/parking lot/leach field <br /> has been approved as a small area exemption. HGT has demonstrated that due to the revegetation <br /> efforts of the disturbance associated with the railroad loop, peak settleable solids concentration is <br /> below the water quality effluent standard. As such, the rail loop serves as a small area <br /> exemption. Two additional areas designated as Areas 1 and 2, identified on Exhibit <br /> 12- 2 of the permit application have been granted a small area exemption. A small area <br /> exemption has been granted for the H-G Shallow Well No. 1 and associated pipeline corridor. <br /> Water Consumption <br /> Water utilized for dust suppression, showers, and other operations at the Loadout was piped in <br /> from a well in the Yampa River alluvium (H-G Shallow Well No. 1), located two miles north of <br /> the Loadout. HGT owns the water rights for the H -G Shallow Well No. 1 including an <br /> additional 90-acre feet of water rights in the downstream Walker Ditch. These water rights can <br /> be used to compensate any downstream users due to consumption of water at the Loadout. H -G <br /> Shallow Well No. 1 was abandoned and sealed in November of 2011 when the facilities area was <br /> reclaimed. An abandonment report is found in Appendix 7- 4 of Tab 7 in the PAP. According to <br /> HGT, water utilized for dust suppression of the TAHR is supplied by the Hayden Power Station. <br /> Refer to Volume 2, Tab 21 of the PAP and Section A, Item 15 and Section B, Item XII of this <br /> document for more information. <br /> Waste Disposal <br /> There is no acid-forming or toxic -forming waste generated at the Loadout. All non -coal waste <br /> has been disposed of offsite. All necessary measures have been taken to insure that all materials <br /> used at the Loadout do not impact surface or ground water systems. The Loadout facilities have <br /> been removed from the site and the area reclaimed. <br /> Description of the Reclamation Plan <br /> The reclamation plan for the Loadout is found in Tabs 16 through 20 and 23 of the PAP. <br /> Within the 391.2 acres of approved permit area, approximately 202.1 acres have been disturbed <br /> by the mining -related operation. The 202.1 acres includes small acreages that were disturbed <br /> immediately after the Loadout initiated final reclamation. Permit Revision No. 1 (PR-1) added <br /> 214.7 acres of permit area, 96.6 acres of disturbed area, and 96. 3 acres of affected area to the <br /> Loadout permit with the addition of the TAHR. <br /> Backfilling and Grading <br /> Facilities that have been removed during reclamation include: all facility structures, access road, <br /> haul roads, ramps, and coal stockpiles. Drilled holes will be closed when no longer needed for <br /> 9 <br />