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¸88 November 22, 1983 (1) The construction and operation of the facility; (2) The environmental controls to be provided to avoid negative environmental impacts of the facility; (3) The movement of real traffic to minimize interference with vehicular traffic. The drawings and documents shall include, but not be limited to the following: (i) All coal handling and operational facility shall be designed in such a manner as to minimize noise impacts on the adjacent residential areas; iii) Ail operation and structures shall be orientated away from the residential area in order to reduce noise impacts; (iii] The operatornshall furnish a report to the City of Portsmouth which will indica' the ambiant noise levels in the Cradock area and will compare these findings with future noise levels after commencement of operations to insure fully~that all EPA noise level requirements will be complied with; (iv) An earth barrier or comparable screening technique shall be constructed to effec~ the desire of the Ci'~y to adequately screen and buffer tee adjacent residential area from noise and visual impacts of the Terminal as required by federal, state and local regulations. The details of such barriers must be approved by the City of Portsmouth as part of the site development review process. Also, the barrier must be constructed as part of the earliest phase possible of construction to further mitigate the impacts of noise and dust during construction. (v) Along the Elm Avenue frontage, screening and landscaping shall be provided to improve the appearance of this entrance into the City and the development site; (vi) The water supply system shall be of sufficient size to accommodate whatever supply of water is necessary to control dust emissions to the level of opacity stipulated by the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board for all phases of operation. (vii) Provisions shall be made tO use a crusting or binding agent or a controlled technique which will affect the same results on the coal storage piles which will keep the opacity level below the stipulated levels ih the Virginia Air pollution Control Board permit; (viii) There shall be installed, operated and maintained, an air quality monitoring system in the Cradock area to monitor the dispursion of coal dust from the rail lines and the terminal. The air quality shall meet the standards established by the Virgini& State Air Pollution Control Board~ (ix) All coal handling and operational facilities shall be designed to maximize dust suppressions. The tunnel type coal reclaiming system is the only method of operation that is acceptable at this time. If for some reason, it is found that this system is not feasible because of the soil or water conditions of the site, an alternative system may be considered by the Council of the City of Portsmouth. Any alternative system must be acceptable in meeting all Virginia State Air Pollution Control permit requirements; (x) All site runoff from areas of rail car storage and dumping north of Paradise Creek and the coal pile shall be collected in settlement/treatment ponds. Routine: sampling and analysis shall be conducted in accordance with the NPDES permit from the Virginia State Water Control Board to insure that the quality of water discharged from the site meets the standards set in the permit; (xi) The coal storage pile shall have a base which conforms to the requirements of the Virginia State Water Control Board, as stipulated in the permit; (xii) The owner shall install test wells on site and have them monitored to comply with the Virginia State Water Control Board regulations for the protection of groung water; (xiii) No vehicular access to the site shall be permitted on Victory Boulevard; (xiv) The movement and control of rail traffic through the City shall be in a manner acceptable to the City or its designated representative so as to minimize interference with vehicle traffic on City streets. High speed railroad system will be constructed to allow the unit trains to track into the facility at iS miles per hour. This system Will assure that the George Washington Highway intersection will be c!eared in approximately S minutes. If such system does not prove effective, the Council of the City of Port~mouth reserves the right to insist upon an alternate method for reducing peak period impacts which would include reducing the number of rail cars per train or prohibiting rail traffic from being operated in connection with the facility during peak vehicle travel which is Monday through Friday from 6:30 A.M. to 8:30 A. M. and 3:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.; (×v) Railroad~warning signals and gates ~hall be provided as required by law or the Qity of P~r~tsm~h~?_'~%r~J~9~{~e~f~i'i ~ ii ~ iii 'l i~' ~ ~ ~(~} SfsJaa~ Si~e ~si deV~iopmen~'req~ements Shall inelude, but ~0{ be limitee to, paved access ~e~eraI stat% ~d local~ gof~ents ori8RenciDs that ~y~be applicaSi~ to the Subject ~e,~ anRqshall obt~n all~ necessa~ lice~es ~d pe~ts required ~or this ~e DY l~i. . . . ~. Prior to commencement of any coal loading operations on the sublect property, the operator shall provide evidence of compliance with all applicable conditions as stated in this use permit to the City Manager of the City of Portsmouth or his designated representative.