GENERAL56067

• Permit No: C1981026
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 8/21/1991
• Doc Name: Amended Proposed Decision & Findings of Compliance for RN1
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

XVIII. Coal Prcc2ssinq Waste and Non-Coal Processing Waste - Rule
As the only activity to occur during the second permit term is reclamation of
the previously disturbed area, this section does not apply.
The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section.
XIX. Mine Facilities. Coal Handling Structures. Support Facilities - Ruie
A description of mine facilities, coal handling structures, support facilities
is found on pages 30 aid 50 of Volume I of the original permit application.
Mine facilities at the Canadian Strip Mine include an office trailer, shop,
crushing plant, and truck scale. The locations of theca structures are shown
on Figure Z of the permit document. These facilities, and the remainder of
equipment on the sits, will be removed prior to final reclamation.
The operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section.
~~XXa. Roads - Rules 2.03 and 4.03
Information regarding roads is found on page 35 of Volume I, Appendix 5 of
Volume III, ar,d Figure 2 of the permit renewal application.
The road which connects the permit area to Jackson County Road Zia will be
retained as Dart of the final reclamation plan for the Canadian Strip Mine.
The roadway was a pre-existing access road to an oil well, and through an
executed agreement (Appendix S of original application) will continue in plaCa
after reclamation is completed.
The road was upgraded to meet the performance standards for haul roads prior
to its use as Such. The Section of haul road between the previous facilities
area and the access/entrance haul road will be reclaimed as part of the
reclamation plan (page 35>. A parking area and turn-around have been included
in the post-mine design of the road (Figure 2).
The operation is in compliance with the requirements or this section.
XXb. Ponds-Rules
Ponds 1 and 2 were approved a permanent impoundments through Technical
Revision No. 6 in August, 1991. Wycmirg Fuel provided demon;tration5 found in
Rule 4.05.9, namely that the quality of the water in those ponds is suitable
for livestock use; the level of water is sufficiently stable; the
configuration of the ponds permits adquate safety and access to stock; the
water impoundments will not result in diminution of water quality for holders
of downstream water rights, the designs meet or exceed stanards found in the
SCS Bulletin No. 378 entitled Pond s and the size is adequate for its intended
purposes. The landowners of each pond requested that theca ponds be retained
and each set of landowners filed for appropriate water rights.
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