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NEPA COMPLIANCE COLORADO WESTMORELAND 1NC, RIGHT-OF-MAY APPLICATIONS FOR ORCHARD VALLEY WEST MINE Page -2- the road would average approximately 6X with a maximum grade of 10X, The total travel surface would be 22 feet in width (two 11- foot travel lanes), The anticipated volume of traffic and speed of vehicles would not require asphalt paving, The road would be gravel surfaced, CWI estimates that the road would be utilized for run-of-mine coal haulage by truck to the existing processing facilities at the Orchard Valley Mine for approximately two years, Cut slopes would not be steeper than 1H:1V and embankment slopes no steeper than 2H:1V, Eighteen-inch diameter culverts would be installed in five locations along the road and two ditch relief discharge points will also be installed. Culverts would be rip- rapped as necessary for erosion protection and riprap or straw bale check structures may be installed in ditches to slow flow velocities and minimize sediment movement, The access/haul road would be utilized year round for coal haulage and personnel ac- cess. The road would be open to public access to the entrance of the Orchard Valley West Mine bench, Public access would continue north of the entrance on the existing "Slouch Road", Following reclamation and final abandonment of the Orchard Valley West Mine area, the road would be left for public utilization, CWI also proposes to construct a 46 KV powerline from CWI's ex- isting powerline right-of-way (Grant !tC-23960 RW) to the Orchard Valley West Mine facilities, a total length of approximately 8,000 feet, The line would be constructed in two segments and cross both CWI-owned and public lands, The right-of-way on pub- lic lands would be 50' wide and a total length (of two segments) of approximately 6,000 feet, Single pole (60' high) and a few double pole (H frame) structures may be required, CWI would utilize poles with a gray- green color of wood preservative for those structures erected on the ridge, which may be seen against the skyline, As with CWI's present powerline, the pole struc- tures would be designed to protect raptors. Access trails may be required to reach some pole locations, Nhere access trails are required, CWI would disturb as little of the area as possible and scarify and revegetate the area after use, Delta County Tele-Comm, Inc, holds a right-of-way on public lands along Steven's Gulch Road through Section 23, T]3S, R92W of the 6th P,M, for a buried telephone cable, The company proposes to re-excavate and improve the cable to meet CWI's telephone needs and extend the line from Steven's Gulch Road to the Orchard Val- ley West Mine, The cable will be buried on the upslope edge of the "Rlouch Road" and installed during construction to improve the access/haul road to the mine. CWI requests rights-of-way terms of 25 years with a right to re- new, if necessary, based on remaining coal reserves,