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the district is still actively being mined. It is anticipated that these wells in Panels 22-24 will <br />be plugged during the 2006 drilling season. <br />ONGOING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES <br />MCC will utilize existing roads and yet to be constructed roads to access exhausting <br />blowers for maintenance and service. Each methane Fred blower engine will be serviced at <br />400-hour intervals. All used fluids and trash will be returned to the mine site for proper <br />disposal. Periodically MCC will haul water to the exhausting blowers for cleaning with a <br />portable pressure washer. Water from cleaning will be recovered from the blower containment <br />tanks and transported to the mine site for disposal. <br />From time to time, methane exhausters may have to be moved as part of a <br />planned or an un-planned activity. These moves could occur at any time of the year as <br />mining conditions and needs dictate. MCC will notify the Forest Service within 24 hours of <br />a move that would occur as an unplanned event. Planned. moves as part of normal <br />activity would be addressed with the Forest Service in accordance with item 41 of the <br />Conditions of Approval, in the Decision Notice dated May 31, 2002, titled Coal Methane <br />Drainage Project Panels 16-24 Mountain Coal Company West Elk Mine. To keep <br />current with improving technology, MCC requests the ability to change exhauster <br />alignments, equipment, and add additional equipment as necessary to meet the needs of the <br />mine as such equipment and/or technology becomes available. MCC will notify the Forest <br />Service of any major change in alignrnent, quantity and/or configuration of the exhausting <br />equipment prior to installation. <br />MCC proposes to use 4X4 pickup trucks (wheeled or tracked), ATV's snowcats, <br />and snowmobiles for primary access to the sites during the appropriate seasons. Heavy <br />equipment including, but not limited to, bulldozers, backhoes, and boom trucks will be <br />utilized to move and maintain blower units. <br />ONGOING MONITORING ACTIVITIES <br />MCC proposes to access all exhausting blowers for monitoring and sampling on a <br />daily basis. At times, multiple trips per day will be necessary to maintain operation of <br />blower units. Access is required yeaz round. <br />MCC proposes to use 4X4 pickup trucks (wheeled or tracked), ATV's snowcats, <br />and snowmobiles for primary access to the sites. Heavy equipment including, but not <br />limited to, bulldozers, backhoes, and maintainers will be utilized to maintain roadways to the <br />blower units. MCC may plow snow from the project roads as necessary to access the <br />MDW's during winter months in accordance with Road Use Permit (RUP). Stipulations on <br />snow plowing as defined in the Decision Notice and RUP will be followed. <br />2005 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES <br />It will be necessary to conduct a timber cruise of the proposed road construction <br />areas previously mentioned on or about May 28'" so that construction may proceed <br />immediately upon completion and approval of the Bird Survey. <br />14 <br />