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11!10/2005 14:'06 9709295595 WEST ELK PAGE 11 <br />24XG163~A mrd B Project Plan <br />ATrnar Revision 316 <br />Pnge 7 of11 <br />PROPOSED ACCESS ROUTES <br />The access mote for these wells will along tbe road leading to the24-01, 24-02 and 24-03 <br />MDVJ's. This mad aligwmerrt is depicted on the attached map <br />PRE DR1T~LlNG ACIIVIITES <br />Conshuctioa and driliin activities will be supeLVised'by a project tepreseiodative of <br />Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. Auy significant proposed changes is the project atlSer <br />permit approval would be reviewed with the appropriate regulatory agencies before <br />changes take effect. <br />Staging areas ib be used by the drilling conUtactor will be used in a manner to minimize <br />damage to the vegetation Any surface disturbance to these sites will be te-graded and <br />seeded to promote rehabilitation. <br />Access roues will be maintained fA accommodate fiill sized 4X4 pickup ttocks, ATVs, <br />and required drittina equipment, including but not limited to the following: truck <br />mounted or skid mounted drill rig, air compressors aadbr booster, rig-up Cruck, parable <br />water tanks, boom ttucl~ utility trailer, drill pipe lay-down rack, and r;rewttucks. <br />Roads• utilized in the project will be maintained with water bars and appropriate <br />sedimeptation ooah+ols as required durbmg the drilling phase. A D4 bulldozer or its <br />equivalent will be used to prepare the mad for travel and assist is mobilizing the drill <br />equipmenR to the drill sites. Additional equipment expected to be used in opeauag, <br />maintaining, and reclamation may include a rubber tired backhoe, rubbea tired grader, <br />roller compactor and atrack-rnouated excavator. <br />Brash removal tray occtu at the proposed drill sites however, if Imes are encountered, <br />MCC will remove the trees. A drill pad site of approximately 140 fl. x 310 R will be <br />cron.~vcted to accommodate the drill equipment and drill cuttings sump or mud pits. <br />Drill pads will be ccrostructed only as large as necessary. <br />Topsoil will be stripped, stockpiled, and identified with a sign. Stored topsoil will be <br />placed in a separate pile; the pile will be located outside of drainages and platted is an <br />area where it will be protected from wind erosion; signs iderrrifyIng the pile as "Topsoil" <br />wi11 be placed so as to pn:veat unintended contamination, compaction. or use for other <br />than reclamation purposes; alternate sediment controls (slash, silt fence or straw wattles) <br />will be used; and the pile will be seeded in the first seeding season following its <br />construction using a seed rttix that will stabilize erosion. This topsoil will be used in the <br />reclamation phasc of the program. <br />Use of mud pits on or near the drill pad excavated in native soil Mud pit dimensiozrs <br />would be 30' x 30' x 8' to accommodate cuttings with 25% swell, the run-off associated <br />with a 1.0 acre drill pad and 10 year, 24-hour storm event and 1-R of frceboard. Mud pit <br />designs and calculations for 1.0 foot of freeboard have been previously approved by the <br />