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Based upon final location in the field it may be necessary to level an area for the rig. If this is required the topsoil will be salvaged and placed to the side of the pad. The site will then be leveled to allow for safe operation of the rig. Upon completion of the boring the pad will be regraded to blend in with the existing topography and the topsoiled. The site will be seeded with Colorado Yampa Coal Company's (permit C-81-071) approved pastureland seed mixture. The test pits will be excavated utilizing a backhoe. It is anticipated the test pits will be approximately 15 - 20 feet in depth. The excavated material will be placed next to the pit, and after testing and observations within the pit are completed, the test pit will be backfilled. Sufficient vegetation should be available that the test pit will not require seeding. [f seeding is necessary the above referenced pastureland seed mixture will be utilized. Discussion relative to the coal handling structures at the Fish creek Tipple can be found on page 2.05-33 of the Fish Creek Tipple/Loadout Appendix, Volume VIII. 12ai1 Car O[i Loadina Site Loaded train cats must occasionally be unloaded in order to meet weight restriction requirements imposed by the rairoad. Front-end loaders are utilized in these instances to remove coal from individual cars identified as being overloaded. To the extent possible, coal from overloaded cats is redistributed to cars with remaining capacity. In some instances, however, redistribution is not possible and coal must be temporarily placed on the ground. Unloading operations typically occur at the hauUoad B rairoad crossing where equipment access to the tracks is available. Typically, unloading operations occur on the north side of the tracks. TCC will install a push wall at this site to facilitate the cleanup of coal in those instances where temporary ground storage is required. The push wall will consist of pre-formed concrete traffic barriers strategically placed to provide a backstop against which equipment can • operate to retrieve coal. Additional measures will be implemented at this site to minimize sediment contributions to the adjacent Foidel Creek stream channel. Drainage from the immediate area of the temporary coal storage site will be routed to an existing rock filter as depicted on Map 24 and berms will be maintained at the site to ensure the rock filter is not bypassed. Buffer zone signs will be erected at the site to ensure that personnel operating equipment in the area aze aware of Foidel Creek. Lastly, excess coal accumulations resulting from unloading operations will be removed in a timely fashion. A second off-loading point will be established at the railroad crossing located just south of the Foidel School House. I- beams will be driven into the ground at this point with boards attached to create an Lshaped push wall. Pre-formed concrete traffic barriers will be placed in front of this wall to provide a backstop against which equipment can operate to retrieve coal. Approximately 25 yards of compacted fill will be placed on the railroad track side of the I-beam structure to provide a level surface for the off-loading and coal cleanup operations Bonding modifications to address the removal of this stnrcture are presented in Appendix A, Volume IA. Excess coal accumulations resulting from unloading operations at this site will be removed in a timely fashion. a . o ~ ~ 3 {$) Coal Proces'simz Waste and Non-Coal Processing R'aste A narrative c~plainina the construction, modification. use. maintenance. removal. and reclamation of coal processing and non-coal waste removal, hmtdling. storage. transoorlation and disposal areas and structures in the permit ~re~ in accordance with sections 4 10 and 4 I 1 including appropriate mans. which meet the requirements of 2 10, explaining the location of each source of waste. waste storage area. and waste disnosal facility. L~ APPROVED APR 2 4 2GQ0 Permit Renewal No. 3 2.05-89 l 1/1/99