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continue to drain into existing Sedimentation Pond C. The site may be covered with rock to facilitate operations <br />during wet weather. The location of the site is shown on Map 24. <br />An access and temporary coal storage facility will be constructed within the disturbed area between the west side of <br />the coal loading tunnel and Sedimentation Pond B. This site will be used for periodic coal cleanup in the loadout <br />tunnel and for the associated railroad track segment. During cleanup activities, coal may be temporarily stockpiled <br />for 3 or 4 days prior to haulage to the tipple. Coal cleanup will be required on the average of 4 or 5 times a year. <br />Each cleanup will consist of 4 or 5 hours of work to remove 2 to 4 tons of coal. Drainage from this area will drain <br />to Pond B. This site may also be covered with rock to facilitate operations during wet weather. The location of the <br />site is shown on Map 24. <br />ROM Stockpile Belt Out Back (BOB) Stockpile) Located South of Tipple <br />The existing R -O -M stockpile, location as shown on Map 24, was expanded to allow storage of additional coal. <br />The expansion was accomplished in phases, as the stockpile was enlarged to meet production and shipment <br />requirements. The expansion required phased topsoil removal and construction of a diversion ditch, as approved <br />under Minor Revision MR9048 to Pennit C -81 -071. <br />In order to accommodate the need to stockpile additional coal at the tipple, the existing BOB stockpile was <br />extended to the south, as shown on Map 24, Surface Facilities. The disturbed area is approximately 12 acres in <br />size, and topsoil was salvaged from the site to an approximate depth of 24 inches prior to stockpiling any coal in the <br />area. Approximately 38,700 CY of topsoil was recovered and placed in the two adjacent stockpiles to the area, <br />which were subsequently stabilized with the approved topsoil seed mixture. <br />The existing sediment control system is utilized to control runoff from the site. Drainage from this area drains to <br />Ponds B and D. A segment of Ditch B -1 will be filled in and replaced by a "temporary" ditch that will move up the <br />hillside as the pile expands. The "temporary" ditch will be constructed to the same specifications as the original <br />• ditch. The original B -1 ditch (ditch nomenclature from CYCC Permit C -81 -071) will be backfilled with earthen <br />material, or it may be backfilled with gravel and used as a drain, draining to the remaining section of Ditch B -1. <br />The storage pad required minor leveling to make it functional, involving the use of a blade or dozer to level the pad. <br />Along with construction of the storage pad, a ramp was constructed on the north side of the existing truck dump to <br />provide access to the truck dump. Approximately 1,500 CY of fill material was required to construct the ramp. <br />This material was borrowed from the adjacent disturbed area. The storage area and ramp will be reclaimed when <br />the tipple facility is no longer required for processing run of mine coal. On reclamation, the level pad will be <br />graded to blend with the side - slopes, creating a more natural landform. When the ramp is reclaimed, the fill <br />material will be graded -out and blended in with the surrounding area. Final reclamation will include regrading, <br />topsoil redistribution, and seeding the area. The area will be returned to rangeland. <br />Truck Dump <br />The truck dump consists of a three -sided hopper. Historically, bottom or rear -dump trucks discharged coal into the <br />hopper, or a dozer pushed coal into the open side of the hopper. In order to increase the efficiency of the coal <br />conveying system a conveyor was constructed from the crusher building to the ROM (BOB) Stockpile. This <br />conveyor essentially replaced the truck dump system, which is now inactive. From the overland conveyor (or <br />previously the truck dump), coal is routed either to the crushing system or to the belt feeding the ROM stockpile. <br />At the stockpile, the coal free -falls from the end of a fixed stacker conveyor onto the existing stockpile. The coal is <br />pushed out from the discharge point by dozers, or alternatively, it may be picked up by a scraper, or other <br />equipment and moved to the edges of the stockpile <br />The belt structure to the stacker is elevated, and partially enclosed. The belt required a minimum of two bents and a <br />. drive building. The drive building is approximately 20 x 20 x 20 feet, and constructed on a slab and 1 x 4 foot <br />TR06 -53 2.05 -34 05/03/06 <br />