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All proposed locations would be provided sediment control measures to capture precipitation `, <br />runoff and containment of drilling fluids. A total of 1.1 acre-feet of water would be pumped <br />from the Mirmesota Creek Ditch for drilling under Mountain Coal Company's existing water <br />rights. Reconditioning will be required on NFSR 711 for 1.4 miles east of Deep Creek and on <br />NFSR 71'1-3B for 0.5 miles to return the road to a serviceable conditions for full size vehicle <br />access. The 0.23 miles of temporary new road construction would be obliterated and reclaimed <br />when no longer needed. <br />We believe at this time that this proposed action (i.e., exploration as proposed by Mountain Coal <br />Company, L.L.C. /Ark Land Company) falls within a category of actions which maybe <br />excluded from the preparation of either an EIS or and EA. This is based on consideration of the <br />proposal in the context factors described in Forest Service Handbook 1909.15 for making this <br />determination. We will review this determination following public, scoping. <br />Exploration Drill Hole CCC will be accessed from NFSR 711 by an existing 700' road utilized <br />by the Minnesota Reservoir and Canal Company for access to their cabin and irrigation ditch. <br />The road would require upgrading to 14' wide and with either a culvert or geotextile fabric and <br />gravel at the intersection with NFSR 711. Upon completion of drilling, the road would have the <br />rolling dips recontoured and edges pulled in to an approximate 10' running surface. The pad <br />would be constructed southwest of the ditch rider's cabin in an approximate 100'X135' footprint <br />leaving a minimum 50' buffer of existing aspen and understory for a visual screen from the <br />cabin. The pad will be brushed and cleazed with a minimum amount of topsoil disturbed to aid <br />in reclamation. At the completion of drilling the pad would be contoured back to approximate <br />original elevation, seeded, mulched,- and fertilized with the removed brush and timber pulled <br />back onto ttre pad. Water for the drilling activities would be provided to the drill site from the <br />Minnesota Creek Ditch via a 1"hose along the existing ATV trail for an estimated length of <br />600'. Total water usage is projected at 0.22 acre-feet. <br />Exploration Drill Hole FFF will be accessed from NFSR 711 approximately 0.6 miles east of <br />the Deep Creek Crossing via a 100' temporary road along an existing ATV route. The existing <br />corrugated metal culvert would beremoved- and replaced with a temporary 20' long 12" HDPE <br />culvert. At the completion of drilling the HDPE culvert would beremoved and the corrugated <br />metal culvert re-installed. The pad would be constructed south side of NFSR 711 in an <br />approximate trapezoidal shape of 100'X90'X135'. Vigilance and every precaution will be taken <br />to prevent any un-natural material from escaping the drill site including temporary berms and <br />additional sediment control devices. At the completion of drilling the pad would be contoured <br />back to approximate original elevation, seeded, mulched, and fertilized with the removed brush <br />and timber pulled back onto the pad. Water for the drilling activities would be provided to the <br />drill site from the Minnesota Creek Ditch via a 1"hose along the existing ATV route for an <br />estimated length of 400'. Total water usage is projected at 0.22 acre-feet. <br />Exploration Drill Hole DDD will be accessed from NFSR 711 approximately 1.1 miles east of <br />the Deep Creek Crossing. The pad would be constructed on the north side of NFSR 711 in an <br />approximate rectangular shape of 100'X135'. The site is on an ancient slump block bench. A <br />zone of trees and understory will be left where possible to provide a view shed buffer. The pad <br />will be brushed and cleazed with a minimum amount of topsoil disturbed to aid in reclamation. <br />