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II <br />V. Safety and Pollution Control <br />a) Fire <br />The area around drilling operations will be prepared by grading and leveling a <br />drill site about one-quarter acre in size, sufficient for drilling operations and a pit <br />of sufficient size to contain the cuttings from the drill hole. All vegetation and <br />topsoil removed from the drill site before operations commence will be stockpiled <br />and re-applied over the surface during reclamation to help promote vegetation <br />regeneration. This drill site size will allow for drilling operations to be conducted <br />within an area that has a periphery of bare earth between the drilling and support <br />equipment and adjacent vegetation. Drilling and support equipment will have <br />approved fire suppression equipment, and the drilling crews will be trained in its <br />use. <br />b) Soil Erosion <br />The drill site will be graded with a shallow slope towards the pit excavated for the <br />containment of drill cuttings so that any soil eroded from the drill site will be <br />contained on-site. Water bars will be constructed on drill roads to minimize soil <br />erosion, and approved culverts will be used where drill roads cross gulleys or <br />stream drainages. <br />C) Pollution of Surface and Ground Water. <br />Diesel fuel for the drilling rig and support equipment will be stored in approved <br />tanks positioned in shallow pits lined with impermeable plastic so that any spills <br />will be contained. These pits will be of sufficient volume to contain the entire <br />contents of the tank should a full tank rupture. Drilling mud will be stored in <br />tanks positioned above plastic lined enclosures that are sloped to drain into the <br />plastic-lined pit for containment of drilling cuttings. Diesel-based drilling mud <br />will be re-circulated from tanks within a lined pit so that any spills will be <br />contained. The diesel-based mud system will be fully contained, and diesel mud <br />and diesel-contaminated cuttings will be hauled off-site for proper disposal. <br />d) Air Pollution <br />No refuse or garbage will be disposed of by burning; all such material will be <br />hauled away for disposal in established waste disposal sites. <br />e) Protection of Fish and Wildlife <br />Drilling operations will be conducted at sufficient distance from fish habitat that <br />containment of fuel or drilling mud spills is ensured, and will not impact fish <br />populations. The plastic-lined pit for containment of drilling cuttings will be <br />fenced to prevent wildlife from entry. <br />f) Hazards to public health and safety <br />The public will be warned of the dangers of equipment and drilling operations by <br />adequate signage. Where possible drill roads or drill sites will be gated or <br />chained to prevent public access. No firearms will be allowed on the exploration