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The conveyor would be constructed un a Colorado Mined Land Necla~nation Divi- sion designated alluvial valley floor (AVF) on areas south of Fire Mountain Canal, The existiny storaye and loatlout area is on the same AVF. Reclama- tion procedures for Lhe AVF are described in the Reclamation section follow- iny, All disturbed areas would be yraded and revegetated during the Spring or Fall following completion of construction, see Appendix "E" for seed mix- tures. Operation CWI would operate the conveyor in intervals throughout a 24-hour period, Start up of the conveyor would result in a Mine Safety and Health Adminis- tration (MSHA) required alarm. CWI would work with MSHA to minimize the alarm noise yet adequately warn workers of the impending start of conveyor. The reyular periodic maintenance of the conveyor would require inspection by light-truck vehicles on a daily basis, The conveyor would be repaired and lubricated as required, The light truck would access the conveyor on graveled light-use roads. At the current production rate, ten truck drivers are employed for trans- porting of coal at the Orchard Valley Mine. With increased production, additional truck drivers would be employed, Initially, with Construction of the conveyor, no change would be made to the number of truck driver employ- ees. Upon operation of the conveyor, all truck drivers would be laid off, CW1 would neetl four additional employees of operate and maintain the con- veyor. • Reclamation After the Orchard Valley Mine had ceased operations, the overland conveyor and transfer building would be dismantled and salvaged for possible resale, The steel support structures, foundations, and fencing would also be removed and the sites backfilied to approximate original contour, Stored topsoil would be redistributed over the site as approved in the Orchard Valley Mine existing reclamation plan, Gravel would be stripped from the light-use road and the road scarified, Water bars would be constructed to control drainage and the road seeded, The reclaimed and reveyetated access roads could be left open to provide nonvehicular, public access to Federal lands, if so specified by BLM, and not regraded to approximate oriyinal contour, The transfer building site would also be reyraded, topsoil redistributed, and revegetated, The trench would be backfilled with the previously stock- piled subsoil, topsoil redistributed, and the site revegetated, The liyht-use road and at-grade conveyor sites on alluvial, agricultural lands would be reyraded, topsoil redistributed, and irrigation patterns restored, Pasture, orchard, or other appropriate vegetation would be replanted on these sites. The specific procedure for reclamation of this area would be the same as for the existing storaye and loadout facilities, refer to Appendix "M" for the procedure. All essential hydrologic functions would be restored to pre-construction conditions. 18