2008-07-07_PERMIT FILE - C1996083A ‎(5)‎

• Permit No: C1996083A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/7/2008
• Doc Name: pg 2.05-1 to 2.05-58i
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.05 Operation and Reclamation Plans
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

2.05.3
During 2006 the operator drilled five gob vent holes.
During 2007 the operator drilled six gob vent holes and one geotech hole
along Hubbard Creek. The geotech hole was drilled from a drill site west
of Hubbard Creek Road. A short section of access road was constructed
from Hubbard Creek Road to the drill site. A portion of the access road to
the drill site is within 100 feet of Hubbard Creek, a perennial stream. Rule
4.05.18 requires the DRMS make a finding that authorizes any proposed
disturbance within 100 feet of a perennial stream. By letter dated March
2, 2007, to Bowie Resources, LLC, the DRMS made such a finding. The
DRMS found the disturbance will not cause or contribute to the violation of
applicable water quality standards and that the water quantity and quality,
as well as other environmental resources of the stream will not be
adversely affected. The Operator placed stream buffer zone signs east of
the disturbed area that clearly show the area that will not be disturbed.
The signs were placed on the east side of the Hubbard Creek Road.
During 2007 and 2008 the Operator will drill a ventilation shaft along
• Hubbard Creek from a drill site west of Hubbard Creek. A portion of the
the drill site is within 100 feet of Hubbard Creek, a perennial stream. Rule
4.05.18 requires the DRMS make a finding that authorizes any proposed
disturbance within 100 feet of a perennial stream. The DRMS made a
finding based on the small disturbance involved, that sediment control
measures will be utilized, that water encountered during shaft construction
will be contained, treated through settling, sampled and discharged
through the NPDES permit for outfall 009, that any drilling fluids will be
contained in a cuttings pit or tank, that the drilling mud will have a
bentonite clay base and will be disposed of in the Bowie No. 2 waste
disposal site, that no riparian vegetation is in the area of planned
disturbance and that the operations will be conducted in accordance with
the conditions of surface use as stated in the Decision Memo by the
USDA-Forest Service for this project.
The approval of technical revision no. 52 will provide for the installation of
thirteen gob vent holes over the next three years. Six in 2008, four in
2009 and three in 2010.
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