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With the exception of certain haul road segments which will be retained in reduced configuration for post-mining ranch roads, all roads will be reclaimed to AOC and revegetated. Those road segments which will be reduced to a 20 foot travel width to replace pre-existing ranch roads include the Mine Entrance Haul Road (MEHR), haul roads A and G and the first segment of Haul Road F. The Division approved the retention of the haul roads depicted on Exhibit 20-2, since it is compatible with the approved post-mining land use, and a request for its retention was submitted by the landowner (4.03.1(1)(f)(ii)). B. Access Roads There are approximately 0.1 miles of existing access roads at the mine. This road is used on a frequent basis to service the shop facilities area of the coal carrier at the east end of the Tie-Across Haul road depicted on Exhibit 13-1. C. Light-Use Roads At the Seneca II-W Mine, there are approximately 5.38 miles of proposed light-use roads. There are approximately 4.82 miles of existing light-use roads. These roads are only used on an intermittent basis for purposes other than transportation of coal, including but not limited to, roads used for monitoring and periodic maintenance of monitoring facilities and reclaimed areas. R. Support Facilities -Rule 4.04 Support facilities used in conjunMion with the Seneca II-W Mine include an equipment construction site, fuel storage azeas, an equipment shop, office/bathhouse, a potable water well and supply line to the aggroved facilities area, an electric substation and an explosive storage facility, and Sediment Ponds 005, 006 and 009. Volumes 7-9, Tab 13, contain detailed information on the existing and proposed mine facilities. III. Hydrologic Balance -Rule 4.05 A. Water Quality Standards and Effluent Limitations All discharges from the Seneca II-W site from storm runoff, pit pumpage, water treatment facilities, and spoil springs will pass through a sediment pond designed to ensure that all discharges meet effluent limits in Seneca Coal Company's NPDES permit for the Seneca II-W Mine. A storm water 15