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B. Access Roads <br />One access road was built to provide access from the portal bench to the utility bench <br />above the portal bench. Several short length access roads were built that lead from the <br />main paved haul road to important points along the utility corridor, for access to the <br />conveyor line, water line and high voltage power line. There is also an access road south <br />of the unit train loadout. <br />Alternative criteria and specifications were not used during the design of access <br />roads (4.03.2(1)(e)). <br />The landowner has not requested the retention of the access road depicted on <br />Map Nos. 15-1 and 15-2. Therefore, the access road will be reclaimed <br />(4.03.2(1)(f)). <br />The Division does not propose to approve the location of a portion of an access <br />road in the channel of a stream (4.03.2(2)(b)). <br />4. The Division does not propose to approve access road cut slopes steeper than <br />1.5H: IV or 0.25H:1 V (4.03.2(3)(c)(i)). <br />5. The Division does not propose to approve an access road embankment slope <br />steeper than 1.35H: IV (4.03.2(3)(d)(viii)). <br />C. Light-Use Roads <br />The Division does not propose to approve the location of a portion of a light-use <br />road in the channel of an ephemeral stream with an upstream watershed of at <br />least one (1) square mile, an intermittent or a perennial stream (4.03.3(2)(b)). <br />The Division does not propose to approve a ford of an intermittent, a perennial or <br />an ephemeral stream, which drains at least one (1) square mile. Fords will be <br />allowed across ephemeral streams with a watershed less than one (1) square mile. <br />The Division finds that the fords will not affect stream sedimentation or fish, <br />wildlife, and related values due to light and infrequent use. <br />All but one of the current light-use roads are pre-existing roads and will be <br />retained after reclamation of the Bowie No. 2 Mine site. Stipulation No. 13, <br />attached to the proposed decision for Permit Revision No. 6, required, in part, the <br />submittal of the CDOT road use permit for a light use road that was to be used <br />for access to the west side of the loadout trackage. However, the temporary light <br />use road was never constructed and the proposed acreage disturbance was <br />removed from the permit in Technical Revision No. 31. Two additional light use <br />roads were approved in Permit Revision No. 7. Both allow access to two new <br />material storage areas. <br />Il. Support Facilities - Rule 4.04 <br />A. Construction of support facilities will not result in change, destruction or disruption of <br />oil, gas pipelines or water wells, nor will coal slurry pipelines or railroads be impacted. <br />27