WSP01632

• File Number: 8200.765
• Description: Little Snake River General
• State: CO
• Basin: Yampa/White
• Water Division: 6
• Date: 9/1/1986
• Author: DOI-BLM
• Title: Little Snake Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Renewab 1 e
Resource
No siqnificant impacts.
No siqnificant impacts.
Sufficient coal would be
available to meet demand.
Moderate acreage ava; 1-
dble for further conSldi"r-
ation for leasi ng (367,120
deres: 245,982 surface and
underground; 121,138
underground only). Poten-
tial b."pass situations.
985,156 acre!: would be
open to leasi ng wi tn
standard lease terms,
speCial stipulations would
apply on 836,303 acres; no
new leasing would be
allo....ed on 56,881 arres.

Moderate impacts: moderate
level of restrictions in
general, closure to
operation of mi ni 1'19 laws
(56,881 acres).

Expected long-term changes
in ecological seral stages.
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Same impacts as Current
Management, except
additional protecti on
provided to sensi ti ye
plants by designation of
ACrCs and 4 PNAs (21,700
acres).

Natural
[nyi ronment
No siqni ficant impacts.
No siQnificant impacts.
Sufflcient coal would he
available to meet demand.
Moeler'ate dcreage avai lable
for consideration for
ledsing {344,880 acres:
225,250 surface & under-
grou nd; 11 9 ,630 u nder-
ground only, Potential
bypass situdtions.
1 milllon acres would be
open to leasi ng WI th
standard lease terms;
special stipuldtions would
apply on 786,482 dcres; no
new leasing would be
allowed on QO,887 acres.

Highest potential impacts
[lY closure of 90,887 acres
of the i1rea to the
operation of mining I al-l.

[;.:,pected long- term changes
in ecolo')lCill seral sta')es.
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Thi s al ternati ve ~rov' des
the maximum protection by
requi ri ng general i nven-
tories dnd surveys on i111
surface disturbing activ-
ities. Additional protec-
tion would be provided to
sensiti ve plants by the
designiltion of 4 AC[Cs and
4 RtlAs (21,975 acres),

Preferred

~~ 0 s i qn if 1 cant impac t.
No siql1ificant impact.
Sufficient coal would be
avai lable to meet rJemanrl.
Largest acreage available
fo'- Lonsiderat ion for
leasing (638,758 acn's:
3%,522 sud ace & under-
ground. 242,236 acres
underground only).

1.05 million acres would
he open to 1 easing with
standard lease ter'ms.
special stlpulations ....ould
apply on 791, 157 ~cr'es; no
new leasing would be
allowed on 36,240 acres.

Moderate potential impacts;
moderate level of
restricti on; closure of
39,240 ac res to ope rat i on
of mining law,

Expected long-tel'1l1 changes
in ecological seral stages.
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Same impacts as Current
Management, ~xcept
addItional protection
would be provided to
sensitive plants by
designati on of J AC[es and
1 RNA (fl',530 dcres).

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Proposed
Plan
No s iqnificant lr:1pac t.
~io s i q ni f i cant impac t.
Sufficient coal would be
avai labl €I to meet demand.
largest acreage avai lable
for consideration for
leasing (638,758 acres:
457,089 surface & under-
groul1d; 181,669 acres
underground only).

1,04 million acrE'S .....ould
be open to leasi ng wi th
standd rd 1 ease te nns ;
speCial stipulations wou llj
dPply on 792,622 acres; no
new leas1 ng would be
allowed on 36,240 acres.

Moderate potential impac ts;
moderate level of
restriction; closure of
50,321 acres to operation
of mini ng lalrl.

Same Impac ts as Preferred

Same impacts as Preferred