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9.3.5 Topsoil Removal, Handling and Storage <br />• The subject of topsoil removal and handling is covered in a subse- <br />quent section numbered 9.4.2.1, Topsoil Salvage and Stockpiling. <br />NCIG Mines had received Special Use Permits from local governments <br />in Garfield County (85-171, as amended by 86-68), however, an <br />updated Special Use Permit is presently under review by Garfield <br />County. Portions of the Land Use applications have addressed <br />visual mitigation of the proposed surface facilities- It is the <br />intent to utilize quantities of topsoil by placing the storage <br />sites in areas which would reduce the visual impacts of the <br />operation and enhance the overall look of the property (Figure 4.2- <br />3). In addition, NCIG has committed to plant appro}:imately 250 <br />trees (Cottonwood and Blue Spruce) at various locations in the <br />disturbed area to mitigate noise and visual impacts. In doing so, <br />it is felt that NCIG will satisfy the requirements set forth by <br />Garfield County and still meet the regulations stipulated by the <br />CMLRD. <br />9.3.6 Disposal of Refuse Material <br />Coal production from the NCIG facility will result in two sources <br />of waste material, 1) Processing plant, and 2) Mine related sources <br />(ie., rock falls, cross-cuts, etc.). During the first five years <br />of operation, NCIG and its engineers have designed the operation to <br />both minimize the production of waste rock and to retain the waste <br />material within the coal production circuit. The processing plant <br />does not have any pcovision for removing waste material, but rather <br />retains waste material within the coal product. Short term <br />production of large volumes of waste rock, either by design or <br />unexpectedly, can be temporarily stored and fed back into the coal <br />product stream. However, NCIG feels that the long-term disposal <br />solution from an economic and environmental basis is to return the <br />. NCIG - Coal Ridge ~1 4-45 ABC/1145/910509 <br />TR-7 <br />