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CHAPTERTWO <br />Table 2-2 <br />ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED SUMMARY <br />Proposed Action Alternatives Considered Reasonableness and Practicability of Altern; <br />Project Component Means of Dis osin~ of Waste Rock (Gob) <br />Gob pile ~~ould be located in Based on recommendations from CDOW. the gob <br />close proximity to the coal pile confi~~uration has been modified. <br />pI'Cparall0n p~enl. ~l ~~OU~d <br />CnCOmpaSS ~ 90 aCI'CS. T'hC <br />m8~0I'll~ OC lhC pI~C ~~Oll~d bC <br />~OCaICd In an aI'Ca ~~llh p00I' <br />soil quality a~~a~ from the <br />sa~~c co~crcd benches and <br />~~ildlifc habitat. <br /> Locating gob pile in an area with poor soil quality No reasonable and practical locations have been <br /> completely removed from the sage covered benches. identified that would not create additional visua <br /> impacts or impacts to BLM sensitive species an~ <br /> wildlife. <br /> Transporting waste material by rail line to another Transporting waste material via rail is not a viat <br /> disposal site. option because the rail spur would be authorizes <br /> transport coal only. Additionally, the loading an <br /> unloading of gob and the freight cost to an unde <br /> location would not be economically feasible. <br /> Locating gob pile lower in the drainage of ephemeral Locating the gob pile lower in the drainage is nc <br /> waters. reasonable alternative because it would have a g <br /> impact on drainage, would require more land arE <br /> and would disturb more wildlife habitat. <br /> Locate the gob pile at a dry site in Section 30, T8S, Locating the gob pile in Section 30 would affect <br /> R102W. eriogonum contortum, and additional wildlife h~ <br /> It would also create additional visual impacts. <br />2-20 <br />