2014-10-10_REVISION - C1996083 (4)

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(2.07.6(2)(d)(ii)); c) The boundaries of the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the National System of Trails, the National Wilderness Preservation System, the Wild and Scenic Rivers System including rivers under study for designation, and National Recreation Areas. The Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Spruce Stomp lease area addresses Wild and Scenic Rivers (WSR) in the lease area. The assessment stated that: A 1.21 -mile segment of the West Fork of Terror Creek was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic River System (NWSRS). Of the 1.21 miles that are eligible, only 0.64 mile is within the lease -by- application (LBA) tract; 0.76 mile is on private surface and 0.18 mile is on BLM surface. The following portions of the proposed lease are within the % mile river study corridor of the eligible river segment. There are BLM surface lands and private surface with the subsurface minerals managed by BLM. Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th P.M., Section 5: W 12W 12SENE approximately 10 acres Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th P.M., Section 6: lots I & 2 approximately 80 acres The BLM is currently drafting a suitability report that determines which segments, from among the eligible segments, are suitable for protection under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Until that report is finalized, the BLM manages eligible segments under interim protections. Specifically, interim protections include protection of the free flow of the stream, water quality, and the qualifying outstanding remarkable value so as to prevent the segment from losing its eligibility, and to keep the "scenic " classification from degrading to "recreational. " From the Final Wild and Scenic River Eligibility Report for the Uncompahgre Planning Area (June 2010): Description: The West Fork of Terror Creek is a perennial headwater stream on the southern flank of Grand Mesa north of Paonia. The creek drains into Terror Creek, which is a tributary of the North Fork of the Gunnison River. The lower terminus of this river segment is its confluence with East Terror Creek, while the upper terminus is the boundary of Grand Mesa National Forest. Outstandingly Remarkable Values: Fish Fish - Based upon the best available genetic information, this river segment harbors a population of greenback cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki stomias), a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This is one of 37 greenback populations currently identified on the west slope of Colorado. Page 25 of 46