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Water Consumption <br />All waters used for dust suppression, showers and other operations at the loadout are piped <br />in from a well in the Yampa River alluvium (H-G Shallow Well No, 1), located two miles <br />north of the loadout. HGTI owns the water rights for this well, as well as, an additional 90 <br />acre feet of water rights in the downstream Walker irrigation ditch. These water rights can <br />be used to compensate any downstream users due to consumption of water at the loadout. <br />Please refer to Volume 2, Tab 21 of the permit application and Sections A (Item 15) and <br />B (Item XII) of this document). <br />Waste Disposal <br />There is no acid-forming or toxic-forming waste being generated at the loadout. All non- <br />coal waste will be disposed of off site and all measures taken necessary to insure that all <br />materials used at the loadout do not impact surface or ground water systems. <br />Reclamation Plan <br />The reclamation plan for the HG Loadout is found in Tabs 16 through 20 and 23 of the <br />permit application. A partial summary of this plan is given here. For a more complete <br />summary and references to specific portions of the permit application, see Section B of this <br />document. <br />Within the 176 acres of proposed permit area, approximately 106 acres have been disturbed <br />or are proposed to be disturbed by mining-related operations (small acreages to be <br />disturbed either immediately after permit issuance to build a small portion of a haul road <br />or to be disturbed immediately after the facility is closed down to facilitate final <br />reclamation). <br />Backfilling and Grading: <br />All facilities will be removed at final reclamation including: buildings, haul roads, ramps, <br />coal stockpiles and railroad loop. Drilled holes and underground openings will be closed <br />when no longer needed for approved mine operations. No coal is being mined at the site <br />therefore there is no acid-forming or toxic forming coal mine waste being generated at the <br />site to dispose of. Processed coal will be shipped from the site and all debris and coal fines <br />will buried during the process of backfilling and grading and then covered with topsoil to <br />prevent contamination of surface and groundwater. <br />The site will be returned to approximate original contour representative of the topography <br />that existed prior to construction of the loadout. No streams are proposed to be relocated <br />as a result of the operation so none will need to be rehabilitated. <br />io <br />