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22TG3E32XC Project Plan Afmor Recision 32~ Page 7 of ]0 PROPOSED ACCESS ROUTES The access route for this well will along the road leading to MDN 22-03. PRE-DRILLING ACTIVITIES Construction and drilling activities will be supervised by a project representative of Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. Any significant proposed changes in the project after permit approval would be reviewed with the appropriate regulatory agencies before changes take effect. Staging areas to be used by the drilling contractor will be used in a manner to minimi~P damage to the vegetation. Any surface disturbance to these sites will be re-graded and seeded to promote rehabilitation. Access routes will be maintained to accommodate full sized 4X4 pickup tracks, ATVs, and required drilling equipment, including but not limited to the following: truck mounted or skid mounted drill rig, air compressors and~or booster, rig-up truck, portable water tanks, boom truck, utility trailer, drill pipe lay-down rack, and crew trucks. Roads utilized in the project will be maintained with water bars and appropriate sedimentation controls as required during the drilling phase. A D9 bulldozer or its equivalent will be used to prepare the mad for travel and assist in mobilizing the drill equipment to the drill sites. Additional equipment expected to be used in opening, maintaining, and reclamation may include arubber-tired backhce, rubber tired grader, roller compactor and atrack-mounted excavator. Brush removal may occur at the proposed drill sites however, if trees are encountered, MCC will remove the trees. As the drill pad is pre-existing no additional land clearing is needed to accommodate the drill equipment and drill cuttings sump or mud pits. Use of mud pits on or near the drill pad excavated in native soil. Mud pit dimensions would be 25' x 25' x 8' to accommodate cuttings with 25% swell, the run-off associated with the 0.5 acre drill pad and 10 year, 24-hour storm event and 1-ft of freeboard. Mud pit designs and calculations for 1.0 foot of freeboard have been previously approved by the CDMG. As the mud pits will be excavated into native soil, mud pit slope failure is not a concern. Water for the drilling operations will be pumped to the drill sites from the mine dewatening polishing pond using high-pressure hose in combination with fiac tanks and higfi-pressure pumps. Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. owns water rights for these water resources.