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Section B - Findings and Specific Approvals Required by Rule 4 <br />I. Roads - Rule 4.03 <br />The Permit is found to be in compliance with the requirements of Rule 4.03. Information on <br />roads is presented in Section 4.03 and Maps 25 and 25A of the PAP. Three primary types of <br />roads are described in the PAP: haul roads, access roads, and light -use roads. <br />A. Haul Roads - Rule 4.03.1 <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 fully removed and reclaimed <br />upon completion of mining and reclamation activities. <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 />B. Access Road - Rule 4.03.2 <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 />C. Light Use Roads - Rule 4.03.3 <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 4.03.3). Examples of these include the <br />road that accesses the South Collection Ditch and roads to several ponds including West Pit <br />Pond, West Taylor Pond, Prospect Pond, and Gulch A Pond. <br />Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance January 2012 <br />Permit Renewal 06 Page 130 <br />