2008-06-09_PERMIT FILE - C1980007 ‎(5)‎

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 6/9/2008
• Doc Name: Exhibit 79 Deer Creek Shaft and E Seam Methane Drainage Wells Project Final-August 2007
• Section_Exhibit Name: Exhibit 80 Drilling Activities - TR111
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Other Permits/Plans Required or May
Be Required
• NPDES Permit;
• SPCC Plan;
• 404 Permit-Proposed crossing of
jurisdictional drainages to follow the
permit conditions identified by the Army
Corps of Engineers in the 404 permit;
• Road Use Permit issued by the Forest
Service (required). MCC has an existing
road use permit, however additional
mileage will need to be added and
performance bond will need adjustment;
• Forest Service timber contract for any
merchantable timber removed;
• County road use agreement;
• Approved Pesticide Use and Weed Control
Plan; and
• Mine permit action through DRMS.
Alternative 3 - No Activity in
Roadless
Alternative 3 was developed to address public
concerns about additional development in the
West Elk IRA. This alternative includes all of
the design criteria in Table 2-1 except 48 and
49, which are made unnecessary by the location
of road construction activities.
Figure 5 displays activities that would occur in
this alternative. Please note that small pieces of
road appear to be accessing MDWs from the
IRA. This alternative would require further
field fitting of roads to avoid IRA to access
MDWs outside the IRA. This alternative is the
same as the Proposed Action except that it
assumes no new activity in the West Elk IRA.
Differences in the MDWs and Access Roads
are discussed below.
E Seam Methane Drainage Wells (MDW)
Different From Proposed Action Include:
• Drilling and casing of up to 139 MDW
located on up to 135 drill locations over 12
years on NFS lands. Drilling and casing of
up to 19 MDWs at up to 11 sites on
private land.
• Constructing 14.1 miles of new access
road over 12 years. Constructing an
estimated 0.6 miles of road on private
land.
• Upgrading 1.3 miles of existing ATV
routes on NFS lands.
• Using and performing maintenance on
approximately 4.8 miles of existing
National Forest System Roads (NFSR);
Access and Road Construction
This is the same as the Proposed Action except
there would be no road construction or
reconstruction or upgrades in the West Elk
IRA.
Relative to road construction, Alternative
would authorize construction and use of about
19.9 miles of roads necessary for these
operations. About 14.1 of the 19.9 miles would
be new road construction, 4.8 miles of upgrades
to existing NFSRs, and 2.0 miles of ATV trail
upgrades.
Relief from Lease Stipulation
Relief requested would be the same as
Proposed Action.
Activities in Inventoried Roadless Area
There would be no activities in IRAs under this
alternative.
Reclamation
Same as Proposed Action.
Alternatives Considered but
Eliminated from Detailed Study
Federal agencies are required by NEPA to
rigorously explore and objectively evaluate all
reasonable alternatives to the Proposed Action
and to briefly discuss the reasons for
eliminating any alternatives that were not
developed in detail (40 CFR 1502.14). Public
comments received in response to the Proposed
Action provide suggestions for alternative
methods for achieving the purpose and need.
Some of these alternatives may have been
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