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The drainage structures were constructed and have been maintained in accordance with the Rule. The surface of the road consists of crushed gravel and is maintained on a continuing basis. Dust is controlled by a biannual application of magnesium chloride and subsequent water spraying. The refuse haul was destined for only partial reclamation under the original permit application since it was originally an unimproved county road. Subsequently, the county has built a new road through roughly the same area and vacated their portion of the refuse haul road. Western Fuels now plans on fully reclaiming the refuse haul road and will modify the permit application accordingly. Based on the above presented evidence the Refuse Haul Road meets the requirements of Rule 4.03.1 and can be accepted under Rule 4.03.1 (1)(d)(ii). Access Roads As identified in the Permit, the inter-plant access roads, the water treatment plant road, the ventilation entry access road, the explosive magazine access road, the alluvial well access road and the access road to the railroad loadout azea were built to the criteria of the current 30 CFR 817.151, Primary Roads and appeaz to meet the requirements of Rule 4.03.2 of the CMLRB for Coal Mining. One exception to note is that the alluvial well access road beyond the double gate and out to the wells will be listed as a light-use road. The reason is twofold. First, the road has been saturated by the rise in the water level of the White River because of siltation at the head of Kenney reservoir and will not meet the requirements of the Rule. Secondly, the traffic is limited to an occasional pickup truck and even more rarely the Mine's boom truck for servicing the wells. Another clarification is for the overland conveyor maintenance road south of County road 65 to its terminus at the cut slope above the bath house. As described in the Permit, this road is identified as a light duty road (now light-use road) and was constructed as such. This road meets all of the requirements and environmental considerations for the design and construction of a light-use road as described in rule 4.03.3. The roads identified above as access roads have been designed, constructed and maintained according to their specific uses. The longest of the roads is the access to the railroad loadout azea. This road was designed for regular traffic along two lanes of travel. It was built for all types of highway vehicles going to and from the railroad loadout facility. A portion of the road from Rio Blanco Co. Rd. 65 north to the temporary truck dump is currently serving as a haul road as accepted under Rule 4.03.1 (1)(d)(ii). The road, because of its design to handle over-the-road truck traffic is performing admirably. The remainder of the road to the railroad loadout facility was built to the same criteria and would be expected to perform equally as well.