2009-04-22_PERMIT FILE - C1981019A

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RULE 2 PERMITS If the brush does not interfere with the temporary facility or maintenance of the facility via light duty vehicles, then no brush will be removed. Colowyo generally uses a dozer to remove brush resulting in a corridor width of approximately 25 feet. This allows for the necessary vehicles to access the corridor for placement and retrieval of the facility. In all cases temporary facilities are installed in an overland fashion, minimizing the impacts to the environment. Main Office The main office for the Colowyo operation is located in Section 23, Township 4 North, Range 93 West. The office building was constructed in 1977 and contains approximately 9,000 square feet. The office houses Colowyo's administration, engineering, environmental, accounting, and payroll departments. Refer to Exhibit 13 Appendix D (pages D-18 through D-22). Records Retention/Training Center/Visitor Center This building is located in 523, T4N, R93W and historically served as the main administration building. The building was constructed in 1977 and has a footprint of approximately 9,000 square feet. The building serves as a location for long term records retention, training center, and visitor center. Refer to Exhibit 13 Appendix D (pages D 18 through D22). Shops, Warehouse Facility, Chan~e/Production Facility Colowyo maintains several shops, a warehouse facility, and change production building at the operation covering approximately 30 acres in 534, T4N, R93W. Mechanical repair work on the mobile mining equipment fleet is performed at the shop facility and in the field. A welding facility and tire bay is also a part of the shop facility. The warehouse contains an inventory of equipment parts for use in the comprehensive maintenance program. The warehouse yard also provides storage of the larger parts due to limited covered building space. Employees use the change facility/production building in this location before and after their shift to change either into their work clothes or back into their street clothing. Shower facilities are provided in the change complex. Additional structures in the complex include a diesel fueling and gasoline fueling station for both the large mobile mine equipment and the mine pickup truck fleet, a tank farm building and numerous above ground storage tanks.. Mobile equipment and employee parking areas are also provided at the complex. Several coal stockpile areas as shown on Map 22A are found near the shop facility to provide for temporary storage of the coal. A reclamation storage building, sign storage building, potable water treatment plant, powder magazines, and a temporary hazardous waste storage facility are also located in this area. Refer to Exhibit 13 Appendix D (pages D-18 through D22). Drainage from the shop and warehouse complex is collected as shown on the Map 12 and 12A This structure has been designed as shown under the Ponds, Impoundments and Diversions Section of 2.05.3. Laboratory, Production Office. Personnel Offices and Chancre Room Facility Colowyo maintains amulti-purpose facility covering approximately 2 acres in Section 34, Township 4 North, Range 93 West. This facility contains two structures as shown on the Existing Structures -South Map (Map 22). Coal analysis is performed in the- laboratory portion of the larger structure. Production crews have locker, shower, and toilet -facilities provided in part of the larger structure. The remainder of the larger structure is used for training, safety, crew assembly, and production management offices. The smaller structure Rule 2 Permits 2.05-6 Revision Date: 3/30/09 Revision No.: TR-79