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the hydrological balance, and no adverse impacts will occur to adjoining landowners (4.03.1(4)(a)(i)). Access Roads The Division proposes to approve the alteration or relocation of a natural channel drainageway during access road construction since the applicant has demonstrated that the drainage will not be blocked, no significant damage to the hydrological balance will occur, and there will be no adverse impact on adjoining landowners. The drainage to be affected is Munger Creek (4.03.2(4)(a)(i)). C. Light-Use Roads No light-use roads are included in the permitted area. II. an Pertinent information regarding facilities at the mine site are given in Sections 2.2 and 2.3.4 of Volume I of the application. The facilities planned for the mine are the mine office, vehicle storage facilities, primary mine fan, bulk rock dust storage facility, power generation equipment, conveyor gantry, portable staging/crushing unit, sediment ponds, roads and the proposed development waste storage pile. The roads, sediment ponds and development waste storage pile are discussed in other sections of this document (Sections I, III, and VII, respectively). Additional facilities to be constructed under the central facilities area permit revision consist of a surge bin and conveyor system, coal wash plant and stock pile area, coal processing waste disposal area, fresh water ponds, slurry ponds, shop/warehouse, mine office and haul road system to the refuse pile and the McClave Canyon Mine. The coal loadout facility is located approximately 21 miles from the mine site along the D&RGW Railroad siding near Loma, Colorado. Approximately 5.6 acres of disturbance is associated with the facility. Structures at the loadout include four coal loading ramps and five coal stockpile areas which will accommodate a maximum of 8000 tons of coal. An agreement between Mesa County and Salt Creek Mining Company, as stipulated in the Conditional Land Use Permit (MCN 85-16, dated February 19, 1985), limits the storage of coal at the facility to 8000 tons. The site was previously used as a storage and loading site for sugar beets. The applicant is in compliance with the requirements of this section. III. Hydrologic Balance Surface Water - Rules 2.04.5, 2.04.7, 2.05.3(4), 2.05.6(3) and 4.05 The information provided dealing with surface water quality and quantity were reviewed by the Division. This information can be found in Section 4.5 of Volume I and Section 4.3 of Volume VI of the application. -20-