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i•L1p 1V-y shows a pr'oposetl conveyor ;russiny directly over a soil stvckpile located bet:+e en ditches 5-Uy and ~-D 5. This conveyor would also pass alonysiue the soil stockpile, v+hic4•~ is just south of Che,nine ~,,ater treatment ponds. I3y overlayiny Map IV-110 on hlap IV-9, it would appear that a second planned conveyor will cross the soil stockpile south of t'ne treatment ponds. Hd:: will these topsoil piles be protected during conveyor construction and ho~.v o-+ill the Soil be protected from :.ontamination by coal fines during ronveyor operation? empire Energy Corporation shall provide a topsoil protection plan. fhe coal processiny refuse disposal area has not been addressed in the reclamation section of 'the permit application. How will this area be reclaimed? Nlso, on page IV-13~ uF the application, it ~s stated that the "major position (porCiun?) of the refute pile will ue ronsCrucl~d on In-eviou;ly disLurbeu 1•nid." 1s •,unr_ uP IL Lu i,c plar.ra.l un a;i~.IlSLur'L~:,1 land'? uupire Lneryy CorporuCiun ;h,rll provide a reclanidtion plait fur Llie coal processiny v:aste pile in the reclamation plan. A plan .or salvaging topsoil shall ue submitted if the coal processiny wusCe pile extends onto undisturbed land. empire Eneryy Corporation states on page IV-6c that "in areas subjected to occasional traffic the yruund will be scarifiurJ grid planted....". This plan may be fine but, the applicant should be aware that Rule 2.05.s(2)(bj requires appropriate maps to be prepared in sufficient detail to describe all proposed surface disturbances to be associated :+itn the ueoergrou^•d mining activities within the permit area. Furthenrore, under the perfor~~rance standards for light-use roads (Rule 4.03.3(3)(ej), it is stated that topsoil shall be removed and stdckpilerJ where required oy the Division. Therefore, all light-use roads proposed shall be the subject of a revision. Those currently in use must be shovrn do an appropriate reap in the permit. Any such roads to be constructed after the approval o` this permit will 'oe subject to a revision and t'ne Division shall be notified so the applicant can be infonaed as to the need for topsoil rea~oval. ?riot to any surface disturuance uy heavy equipment during maintenance or construction activities, such as those discussed do page IV-ei0 of the application, the applicant shall notify the Division so the Division can deter7uine the need for topsoil removal. Such activities may have serious impacts upon soil structure and potential re vegetation success. X. UEG~TATIUI•: - RULES 2.0+4.10, 2.Ob.4(Y)(e) and 4.15 T i:d Sd cone erc5 COU Id be Sti~u laced a5 CGndiCi Otis tJ the pe nett.