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Information regarding sealing of monitoring wells may be found in Tab 23, Attachment <br />23-3 in the permit. All wells, such as groundwater monitoring wells and water supply <br />wells, that are a part of the operation will be reclaimed. <br />The Division will require that each hole, well or other underground opening be capped, <br />sealed, backflled, or otherwise properly managed (4.07.3). <br />HGTI sealed Well 22772-F in 2007. HGDAL-1 and HGDAL-2 were no longer used for <br />groundwater monitoring and were sealed in 2007. Well abandonment reports were <br />submitted to the Division by HGTI in November 2007. <br />VI. USE OF EXPLOSIVES <br />No explosives will be stored or used at the Loadout. <br />VII. DISPOSAL OF EXCESS SPOIL <br />There will be no spoil material generated by the proposed operations at the Loadout. <br />VIII. COAL MINE WASTE <br />There will be no coal mine waste generated by the proposed operations at the Loadout. <br />Crushing and sizing operations will be conducted at the Loadout but all coal will be <br />loaded onto trains or trucks and transported away from the site. <br />IX. BACKFILLING AND GRADING <br />Information regarding backfilling and grading of the Loadout may be found in Tabs 17, 18 <br />and 23 of the permit application. A summary is given above, in the Reclamation Plan <br />portion of this document. <br />Backfilling and grading operations will return the disturbed area associated with the <br />Loadout to the approved post-mining topography within one year after the year in which <br />operations cease. <br />X. REVEGETATION <br />Baseline vegetation information may be found in Tab 10 with plant community types <br />identified on Exhibit 10-1. Revegetation plans are found in Tab 20 and Exhibit 18-1 of <br />the permit application. <br />Post-operational revegetation plans correspond with existing and surrounding vegetative <br />communities. Dryland cropping of small grains, dryland pasture, improved pasture, and <br />native rangelands exist both on the permit area and in the general vicinity of the Loadout. <br />Soils associated with the Dry Creek drainage tend to be alkaline clay loams and loams. <br />Plant species found in the area are adapted to saline and alkaline conditions. <br />22