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s Given the prior experience with effective methane drainage at the West Elk Mine, it is anticipated that a MDW would be needed every 750 feet along each longwall panel in order to meet M5HA approval requirements for the mine ventilation plan. Based on the mine plan configuration with panels extending under portions of the IRA, ventilation plan requirements convey the need to place MDWs and access roads to them in the IRA. The proposed action has been designed to use directional drilling to the maximum extent possible. However, this is limited by the thickness of overburden (or amount of rock) overlying the E seam. This limited thickness of overburden precludes the ability to drill exclusively from outside the IRA boundaries and hit the MDW targets needed in the ventilation plan. Although use of directional drilling opportunities has been used as much as possible, in places the overburden is not thick enough for directional drilling either from outside the IRA to be practical or possible, therefore some of the operations and hence road construction, would be placed in the IRA. Reclamation A plan for reclam through the DRM' reviewed by the Ft would be consisten identified post-minis Forest Plan direct specific reclamatiot analysis. Goals of DRMS and FS stabilization and na and siltation control near-by surface requirements to re return soil producti and restore vegetal composition and c mining land uses ant '.ion would be submitted permitting process and est Service. These plans with State requirements, ;land uses consistent with ~n, and incorporate any goals identified in this he plan, consistent with tandards include slope aralization; sedimentation o protect water quality of waters; and meeting ,tore roadless character; ity as much as possible; ve vigor, health, species versity to support post- Forest Plan goals. Reclamation of MD contemporaneous facilities are no operations in that p~ roads. T sites and roads would be ~ith construction when roger needed for mine tel except for life of mine Design Criteria The Forest Servi following design cri to be used as part of also developed the is measures (Table 2-1) action alternatives. Table 2-1 Design Criteria Topic Design Criteria for the Proposed Action TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM Existing Roads 1. Existing roads would be left in a condition equal to or better than Road Use that observed on MCC's entry into the area or to the satisfaction of Permit the USFS engineer or permit administrator. At the con~~pletion of mining operations MCC will blade and crown all road;; shape and repair shoulders; clean all culverts and drainage ditches; and perform all other road maintenance work necessaryto~insure satisfactory functioning of the road drainage system. 2. FS Roads 710, 711, Horse Gulch Road (711.2b) and Sylvester MCC Project Gulch Roads would be used to access area. Access to the area Plan, County would primarily be on the Sylvester Gulch Road. Periodically, Road Use oversized and full-sized vehicles may need to mobilize via the Agreement county portion Minnesota Creek Road, however use w 11 be i minimized. IJ 1 22 Deer Creek Ventilation Shaft and E Seam Methane Drainage Wells FEIS '