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Overland Conveyor and Railroad Spur <br />The post mining land use of the overland conveyor corridor south of 191/0 road was <br />changed to industrial use with approval of TR-57. All disturbance and reclamation in <br />this area was performed upon lands owned/controlled by Union Pacific Railroad. <br />Structures have been removed and regrading and re-vegetation was completed in <br />2004. The UPRR continues to use portions of the reclaimed areas for their <br />maintenance equipment and for storing of material during times of repair on the rail <br />line. The overland conveyor corridor and railroad spur north of 19/10 road will be <br />converted to industrial use. Haul road no. 3 through this area will be left in place since <br />it lies mostly on railroad property and is used by them for rail maintenance. The rail <br />spur, from immediately north of 19/10 road to the rail loop, and the truck scales will be <br />left in place since they are key features for the industrial use of the area. See Tab 15, <br />page 15-1 for more details on post mining land use. <br />The final contours for the Overland Conveyor and the Railroad spur are shown on <br />Exhibits 7C and 10C. These contours are similar to the existing contours. Concrete <br />footers and stemwalls remaining after salvage will either be buried with a minimum of <br />4-feet of cover or hauled to an offsite disposal area. Coal spillage was cleaned-up <br />and hauled to a refuse pile. Light Use Road 5 was eliminated. The berm along the <br />River will remain in place as a permanent structure. The holes remaining at Transfer <br />2 and 3 were backfilled with adjacent material and the conveyor culvert under the <br />county road near Transfer 3 was partially removed and backfilled. <br />The area between the conveyor corridor and haul road number 3 was disturbed when <br />the overland conveyor and unit train loadout were being constructed. This area is <br />between the lower segment of Coal Canyon and the rail loop to the north and south <br />respectively. Topsoil was not salvaged from the area. The area is relatively flat and <br />the ground surface blends into adjacent areas. Woody plants (greasewood and <br />rabbitbrush) were either seeded or have invaded the area over the years. The <br />vegetation in this area is judged to be adequate to control erosion based on the fact <br />no erosion has occurred in over 25 years. The majority of this area will be used as a <br />scale/tumaround facility upon approval of land use change. <br />Unit Train Loadout <br />The Unit Train Loadout was converted to industrial use with approval of PR-4. The <br />rail loop and a portion of the rail spur will be left in place since it will be the key feature <br />for the industrial use of the area. See Tab 15, page 15-1 for more detailed <br />information on the post mining land use. <br />The final contours for the Unit Train Loadout (UTL) are shown of Exhibit 11 C. Cross <br />sections representing the existing and final grades are shown on Exhibit 59. Grading <br />on this site will primarily involve eliminating the sewage treatment ponds, eliminating <br />most of the embankment that supported the linear stacker and coal stockpile and <br />backfilling the sediment ponds. <br />Technical Revision No. 59 amends the sediment pond reclamation plan. This <br />amendment is necessary to avoid recently identified jurisdictional wetlands. A <br />secondary benefit of the revision will be a significant reduction in the number of <br />mature trees that will need to be removed. The trees provide important visual <br />screening for the future industrial use at the site. <br />TR-59 14-9 (Rev. 06/09)