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<br />, <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> <br />Pal!e <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................... i <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ii <br /> <br />CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I <br /> <br />1.1 Background ........................................................ I <br />1.2 Selected Mitigation Area .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS AT THE MITIGATION AREA ............... 11 <br /> <br />2.1 Hydrology ........................................................ 11 <br />2.2 Soils/Geomorphology ...............................................12 <br />2.3 Wetland/Riparian Plant Communities ................................... 13 <br />2.4 Upland Plant Communities ........................................... 15 <br />2.5 Factors Limiting Habitat Functions and Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..15 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 3. MITIGATION PLAN .............................................17 <br />3.1 Mitigation Goals and Objectives ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 <br />3.2 Maintaining Adequate and Sufficient Streamflow Conditions ................ 17 <br />3.2.1 Monitoring of the La Plata River Flows. ..........................20 <br />3.2.2 Possible Changes to Water Flows in the La Plata River. .............. 20 <br />3.2.3 Options to Augment and Maintain Adequate Stream Conditions. ...... 33 <br />3.2.4 Failure to Augment and Maintain Adequate Stream Conditions. .......36 <br />3.3 Livestock Management (Fencing) Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..36 <br />3.4 Weed Management Plan (Integrated Vegetation Management) ...............36 <br />3.5 Streambank Stabilization Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 <br />3.6 Stream Channel/Floodplain Restoration Plan .............................39 <br />3.7 Buffer Zone Management ............................................40 <br />3.8 Mitigation Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 <br />3.9 Responsible Parties ............................................. ~ . . .40 <br />3.10 Estimated Cost of Mitigation Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 <br />3.11 Options if Mitigation Area cannot be Maintained. ........................ 41 <br />3.12 Events Beyond Reclamation's Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 4. MONITORING PLAN ............................................ 44 <br />4.1 Mitigation Success Criteria ........................................... 44 <br />4.1.1 Performance Criteria for 95 Percent Completion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 <br />4.1.2 Performance Criteria for Full Mitigation Success ..................44 <br />4.2 Monitoring Methods and Reporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 <br />4.3 Monitoring Schedule ................................................46 <br />4.4 Responsible Parties ................................................. 46 <br /> <br />-11- <br />