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Description of the Environment <br />Location of Permit Area <br />The Hayden Gulch Loadout is located in Routt County, Colorado on lands within: <br />Township 6 North, Range 88 West of the 6th Principal Meridian <br />Section 10 <br />Portions of E1 /2 <br />Section 14 <br />Portions of W1 /2, SE1 /4, and SW1 /4 <br />Section 15 <br />Portions of E1 /2E1/2 <br />Section 22 <br />Portions ofNEl /4 <br />Section 23 <br />Portions ofNl /2N1 /2NW1 /4 <br />Section 24 <br />Portions of S1 /2N1/2, NW1 /4 <br />Township 6 North, Range 87 West of the 6th Principal Meridian <br />Section 17 Portions of SW1 /4, SE1 /4, and NE1 /4 <br />Section 18 Portions of SE1 /4 <br />Section 19 Portions of N1 /2 <br />Land Use <br />Land use information is found in Tab 4 and in Exhibit 4 -1 of the permit application. Regional <br />land use patterns are shown in Figure 1, Tab 4 of the permit application. Specific findings <br />regarding land use are described in Section B, Item XI of this document. <br />Land use in the permit area and surrounding area is primarily agricultural, rangeland, industrial <br />(a regional airport and Routt County maintenance facility), and wildlife habitat. Land is farmed <br />along the northern margin of the railroad spur and south of the loadout facility, with winter <br />wheat being the principal crop. Cattle are also grazed in the area. Most of the disturbance <br />associated with the construction of the loadout occurred in areas historically utilized for crop <br />production but which were taken out of production and seeded with introduced grasses prior to <br />construction of the loadout. <br />Historically, grazing pressure has been heavy in the Dry Creek drainage and adjacent alkaline <br />shrublands. Part of the permit area is lightly grazed. A variety of wildlife species use the area's <br />rangeland and seeded cropland areas. The Yampa Valley Airport is located one - quarter mile <br />northeast of the permit area. No private dwellings are near the permit area. The loadout <br />currently has a special use permit and is in compliance with the land use plans of both Routt <br />County and the Town of Hayden. Portions of U.S. Highway 40 and Routt County Road 37 cross <br />portions of the permit area <br />Postmining land use will consist of livestock grazing, consisting of pastureland and rangeland, as <br />well as, wildlife habitat, and cropland. <br />Geology <br />The HG Loadout and TAHR are located in the Dry Creek and Sage Creek drainages <br />approximately two miles north of the Williams Fork Mountains. The permit area is underlain by <br />Hayden Gulch 9 February 11, 2014 <br />