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<br />------------------- <br /> <br /> habitat to be acquired and enhanced to compensate <br /> for loss of wildlife habitat in Ridges Basin (RB). <br /> Mitigation land acquisition to be completed prior <br /> to initiation of ground breaking construction at <br /> Ridges Basin Dam (RBD) and DPP sites. <br /> Reclamation will first attempt to acquire large <br /> contiguous acreage within river basins affected by <br /> ALP and then outside of those basins, with <br /> consultation with state and federal wildlife <br /> agencies <br />4-5 Compensate for the loss of 134 acres of 2000 FSEIS 5-12 Land for the compensation for the loss of 134 <br /> wetland/riparian habitat at mitigation ratio acres of wetland/riparian habitat is a part of the <br /> sufficient to replace or exceed habitat value of lost 6,000 acres of land purchased in the La Plata <br /> wetland/riparian habitat. Replace lost habitat at River Basin as discussed in 3-2. The land that <br /> 1.5: 1, creating 200 acres ofreplacement will be used to create the 200 acres of <br /> wetlandslriparian habitat. The program includes replacement wetlandslriparian habitat <br /> land acquisition, development and long-term encompasses approximately 4.6 river miles of an <br /> management; integrate with wildlife habitat essentially perennial reach of the La Plata River. <br /> mitigation program to expand benefits and provide Restoration and enhancement of the land along <br /> large contiguous blocks of habitat. Lands for the river was initiated in 2002 and continued <br /> wetland mitigation will be acquired prior to through 2003with the removal of any livestock <br /> initiation of construction of Ridges Basin Dam grazing and the removal of non-native plant <br /> (RBD) and overall wetlands mitigation physical species. The designs that will be used for the <br /> features will be at least 95 percent complete prior river restoration were finalized. <br /> to beginning reservoir filling. Reclamation will <br /> prepare an annual summary progress report for the <br /> wetland/riparian work. Upon the completion of the Reclamation has prepared an annual summary <br /> subsequent 5-year monitoring period (five years progress report for the wetland/riparian work for <br /> after reservoir filling) Reclamation shall prepare a 2003 and is available to the public on request. <br /> summary monitoring report that describes the <br /> condition of the wetland/riparian mitigation area <br /> relative to the mitigation success criteria. <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />Q <br />Q <br />c:;)o <br />00' <br />00 <br />CJl <br />