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<br /> <br />=z- <br />C~i,loration Permit Application (Removal of 250 tons or less of Coal) <br />5) Legal Right to Enter <br />See attached letter from Mr. Bryan J. Archer, Vice President, <br />t4enefee Land Co., Inc. <br />6) tfeasures to tinimize Adverse Environmental Impacts <br />Access -Proposed drill holes have been located near existing roads <br />and trails to minimize surface disturbance. If, for any reason, <br />roads are damaged by use, or require modification prior to use, mine <br />equipment will be used to restore the roads to as near the original <br />condition as is possible. All drill sites have been located in <br />open areas to further minimize and control vegetation disturbance. <br />Site Preparation - All sites have been chosen to minimize site grading <br />and leveling. The drill rig will use self-contained leveling jacks to <br />further minimize drill site preparation. <br />LJ <br />Topsoil Handling - Topsoil will be stripped from the area to be affected <br />by drilling activities and will be stockpiled near the drill site. <br />Topsoil will be redistributed over the disturbed area following cleanup of <br />the drill site. <br />Containment of Grilling Fluids - Drilling fluids will be contained <br />by using both a portable mud put and by constructing a berm to retain <br />excess fluids. <br />Drill Hole Abandonment and Site Restoration - As each drill hole is <br />completed it will be sealed to within 10 feet of the surface with <br />abandonment drill mud. A cement plug will be placed from that point <br />to about three (3) feet of the surface. Soil will be used to fill <br />the remaining three feet. <br />The area will then be graded and the topsoil spread over the disturbed <br />area. Affected areas will be reseeded during Spring, 1983, with the <br />approved seed mixture for the Dorchester =1 t•:ine. <br />7) tlethods of Coal Exploration and Reclamation <br />Drilling and Logging Equipment - A Midway 1500-MS drill rig (rotary) <br />will be used to drill the eight (8) exploratory holes. A 3,000 gallon <br />water truck will haul water from the Dorchester No. 1 Pline facilities/ <br />sources, as required to drill the holes. Alight van-type truck will <br />house the necessary electric logging equipment required on the project. <br /> <br />All holes will be 5 5/8" diameter holes to allow for a 3" geophysical <br />tool to probe the finished hole. A71 holes will be electric (eeophysical) <br />loosed with a wet-hole tool. No cores will be taken at this time. <br />