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VIII. Rule 4.08 Use of Explosives <br />Explosives (for mining) are no longer used on the site. Any use of explosives in demolition of <br />facilities would be procured by contract. <br />IX. Rule 4.09 Disposal of Excess Spoil <br />All spoil is proposed for redistribution over disturbed areas [Rule 4.09.1(1)]. <br />X. Rule 4.10 Coal Mine Waste Banks <br />There are no coal mine waste banks on the site. No coal mine waste is anticipated to be generated <br />as the site is in the reclamation phase [Rule 4.10.1(14 <br />XI. Rule 4.11 Coal Mine Waste <br />There is no coal processing waste or underground development waste generated, and none is <br />anticipated, at the site. Thus the disposal of coal mine waste is not applicable to the permit. <br />XII. Rule 4.12 Slides and Other Damage <br />No slides or other damage have been recorded at the site. <br />XIII. Rule 4.13 Contemporaneous Reclamation <br />Variances to contemporaneous reclamation were granted during mining operations for the <br />backfilling and grading of Pit A (completed) and Pit B and for the current backfilling operations. <br />The Backfilling and Grading section below describes this in more detail. <br />XIV. Rule 4.14 Backfilling and Grading <br />CEC requested additional time for backfilling and grading following coal removal from the <br />contour strip mine. A detailed written analysis provided by CEC in accordance with Section <br />2.05.4(2)(c) has demonstrated that additional time was necessary. Therefore, the Division <br />approved the additional time [Rule 4.14.1(1)]. A variance was granted on February 28, 1989 to <br />allow for use of the A and B pits as ash and mine waste rock disposal sites (Technical Revision <br />20). Disposal is anticipated to last until 2020 (PAP, Section 2.05.3, page 117). <br />The Division approved a minor modification of the general requirements of Rule 4.14.2 for <br />reclamation of Pits A and B to approximate original contour to accommodate the disposal of ash <br />and mine waste rock (PAP, Section 2.05.4, page 113). Slopes are slightly steeper to reduce <br />infiltration to the buried ash. <br />18 <br />