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The traveled surface ie approximately 20 feet vide, approximately 2,000 feet long, with an average grade of 7 percent. A ten-foot diameter pipe vas used to cross Hubbard Creek, which allows for adequate flow during high runoff periods. V-shaped ditches are used along the road to convey storm water (see sediment control Appendiz C for design). A permanent maintenance program has been implemented to maintain the road in good repair by grading, filling pot-holes and cleaning drainage ditches. The road is graveled and graded as required. Snow is removed during winter months. The road is watered as required to control duet. Blue Ribbon Coal Company maintains a gate for the haul road to protect public safety and commits to take appropriate action regarding any new stability concerns which may develop with the road cut. CMLRD will be notified of significant events related to this. A light duty road along the toe of the slope on the east side of Hubbard Creek beneath the mine bench is used for access to Ponds One and Two and other facilities. The road is not more than a dower road created during mine construction. • It is maintained by grading of the berm and cleaning of the adjacent ditch. The road is not used when the ground is vet. The Hubbard Creek Road enters the southwest corner of the permit area and intersects the portal bench road about 400 feet north of the permit boundary. The Aubbard Creek road continues across the permit area ae ehovn on Exhibit A in a northerly course as a Forest Service Access Road. Maintenance of the Hubbard Creek Road is the responsibility of Delta County, and will not be subject to reclamation vi thin the permit area. Other facilities include a 82 foot x 42 foot steel building which houses the office, shover, change room, and shop area. A 24 foot z 70 foot cinder block shed houses the die eel generating unit. The sewage disposal system consists of a septic tank and leach field that ie built in accordance with Delta County regulations. Coal comes out of the mine on a 36 inch conveyor belt, where it ie dumped • on the ground. It ie taken from Chia point by a front-end loader and dumped into a conveyor and screen that drops all the plus 3 inch coal in a pile and conveys the 104 (Rev. 5/14/82)