2014-10-10_REVISION - C1996083 (4)

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Preliminary Classification: Scenic Rationale - An unsurfaced road crosses the West Fork of Terror Creek near its confluence with Terror Creek. The remaining river channel and associated corridor are primitive and undeveloped. There is a small impoundment known as Holy Terror Reservoir, as well as Grand Mesa Canal Head Gate #4, an irrigation diversion upstream of the reach. The Grand Mesa and Uncompahgre National Forest issued a proposed Forest Plan Revision in conjunction with the Gunnison National Forest in March 2007, which included a WSR eligibility study. There were no watercourses adjoining the Uncompahgre Field Office boundary identified as eligible including the West Fork of Terror Creek on National Forest System lands. The EA further acknowledges that there may be up to 5.1' of subsidence resulting in up to a 1.5% slope change in the West Fork of Terror Creek. The BLM determined that stipulations in the EA will maintain the free - flowing nature, water quality, and the Outstanding Remarkable Value (ORV) for fish. BLM further states that the analysis in the EA does not demonstrate that the proposed lease or future development would harm the ORV for fish or tentative WSR classification of "scenic." The WSR classification of "scenic" does allow some development within 1/4 mile of the segment as long as the "scenic" classification does not degrade to "recreational." BLM determined that surface development, with appropriate siting and screening, would not degrade the segment to "recreational." The mining plan has been prepared to control subsidence along the West Fork of Terror Creek, and a subsidence monitoring and control plan has been proposed under this permit revision. (2.07.6(2)(d)(iii)(A)); d) Three hundred feet of any public building, school, church, community or institutional building, or public park (2.07.6(2)(d)(iii)(B)); e) One hundred feet of a cemetery (2.07.6(2)(d)(iii)(C)); f) The boundaries of any National Forest unless the required finding of compatibility has been made by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The required finding of compatibility was made within the September 2013 Environmental Assessment for the Spruce Stomp Coal Lease (DOI- BLM- CO -S050- 2013 -0010 EA), and subsequent lease award documents. (2.07.6(2)(d)(iii)(D)); g) One hundred feet of the outside right -of -way line of any public road except where mine access or haul roads join such line, and excepting any roads for which the necessary approvals have been received, notices published, public hearing opportunities provided, and written findings made (2.07.6(2)(d)(iv)); At the time of the initial permit application, a portion of the surface facilities was located within 100 feet of the outside right -of -way of old State Highway 133. The location of these facilities extended from the old Bowie town site to about 500 feet east of the old Bowie power plant. Page 26 of 46