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Chapter VII, subchapter R (2.07.6(2)(o)). Current payment was verified by AVS check on <br />Februaryl5, 2013. <br />SECTION B <br />The following findings and specific approvals are required by Rule 4: <br />I. Roads - Rule 4.03 <br />The existing roadway at the Munger Canyon Mine extends approximately 10,660 feet, from <br />State Highway 139 to the mine bench. The lower road segment along the Munger valley <br />floor was originally modified for mining use in 1977, by upgrading an existing road. The <br />upper segment along the steep canyon side slope did not exist prior to mine development, <br />and was constructed in 1977. The lower 6,300 feet of the roadway, extending from the State <br />Highway to the coal waste disposal site, was re- classified as a haul road in 2004, and is used <br />on an occasional basis to haul coal mine waste to the coal waste disposal site. An <br />approximate 1000 foot segment of the haul road in the immediate vicinity of the coal waste <br />disposal was relocated to the north and reconstructed in 2004, to allow sufficient room for <br />construction of the disposal site. <br />The upper, canyon side slope section of the access road was fully reclaimed in 2007. A short <br />segment of the access road along the Munger Creek valley floor east of the coal waste <br />disposal site, and most of the length of the haul road west of the coal waste disposal site, was <br />reduced in width during the 2007 reclamation project. <br />A. Haul Roads <br />The section of the roadway that was re- classified as a haul road in 2004, is constructed on <br />grade along the valley floor, with an average grade of 2.3% and a maximum pitch grade of <br />3 %. Haul road construction, use and maintenance is addressed in Section 2.2.2.1 of the <br />permit application. Reclamation is addressed in Section 3.3.1, "Backfilling and Grading - <br />Lower Road ". A "Statement of Compliance in Lieu of Certification" applicable to the <br />segment of the road constructed prior to 1995 is provided in Appendix 0, page 3. The 1000 <br />foot segment of the road that was reconstructed /realigned in 2004 is entirely within the <br />disturbed area associated with the coal waste disposal site, and drainage from the road <br />segment is directed to the waste disposal area sediment pond. <br />The Division has approved the retention of the entire 6,300 foot segment of road classified as <br />haul road (with modifications as addressed in Section 3.3.1 of the application). The road will <br />accommodate the postmining land use (rangeland), and will comply with all applicable <br />performance standards. The landowner of the upper haul road segment (BLM) has made a <br />written request that the road be retained for further use (Appendix L, Vol. III). The lower- <br />most segment of the haul road (approximately Y2 mile in length), west of the BLM boundary, <br />is privately owned by #11 Enterprises, Ltd. Stipulation No. 32 previously addressed the <br />14 <br />