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contemporaneous reclamation for the South Taylor Pit due to the mining conditions. The <br />overburden and interburden from the upper seams of the South Taylor Pit have been hauled in <br />the past to two temporary overburden stockpiles (TS West and TS East), which contain <br />approximately 44 million cubic yards of material. Currently, interburden is being hauled to the <br />West Taylor Fill. Final backfilling and grading will consist of grading the final spoils on the <br />northwest edge of the pit, ripping and reducing the highwall and hauling back all of the <br />temporary spoil from TS West and TS East into the pit. Map 29A details the spoil grading plan. <br />Roads <br />Four types of roads are utilized at the Mine: haul roads, an access road that has been re- <br />designated as a haul road, an access road, and light -use roads. <br />The main haul road (Haul Road A), which runs approximately four miles from the secondary <br />crusher at the loadout to the older pit areas, has been paved with asphalt. Haul Road B was once <br />designated as the Access Road. It is an asphalt road from State Highway 13 to the main haul <br />road. South Taylor Haul Road was added with TR -76. This haul road connects Haul Road A <br />and the active mining operations in the West Pit and South Taylor Pit. This haul road is partially <br />in -pit and runs along the west side of the West Pit along the Taylor Draw. All three haul roads <br />meet all design and construction requirements of the haul road regulations. <br />For Haul Road B, the reclamation plan calls for the removal of the pavement, reduction of the <br />road width to 12 feet, reduction of side slopes to 4:1, and revegetation of the side slopes (PAP, <br />Section 2.05). Haul Road A and South Taylor Haul Road are to be removed and reclaimed upon <br />completion of mining and reclamation activities. <br />The Sturgeon Road, from Colorado Highway 13 to the Section 28 Pond, is designated as an <br />access road. This road has been designed and constructed in accordance with Rule 4.03.2. The <br />road is surfaced with gravel and has low water crossings and ditches to control surface runoff <br />Light use roads, some of which were pre- mining trails, are used infrequently to monitor <br />sedimentation ponds or other facilities. These roads meet the design requirements of the Rules. <br />Some light use roads will be retained following reclamation as "ranch roads" to approximate <br />roads that were in the area before mining (PAP, Section 2.05.6). <br />As presented in Rule 1.04(111), the definition of "road" does not include roadways within the <br />immediate mining pit area. This includes the haul roads in pits. <br />Topsoil Removal <br />Topsoil is removed using dozers, excavators or front -end loaders, and haul trucks or scrapers. <br />Generally, a dozer is used to push the topsoil off of the slope and into a drainage bottom or other <br />Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance January 2012 <br />Permit Renewal 06 Page 120 <br />