2017-03-23_PERMIT FILE - C1981019A

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RULE 2 PERMITS pile area. A Land Donation Agreement will be signed between Tri-State/Colowyo and CPW, and will include details for the land donation along with a legal description of the area. Under the Land Donation Agreement with CPW, Colowyo will transfer all grazing and mineral rights held by Colowyo on those parcels to CPW, as well as the water rights to any stock watering structures located on those parcel Construct all sediment control structures outside of the GSG lekking and brook rearing seasons (March 15 — May 15 and May 15 to July 15, respectively. Colowyo will make a one-time cash donation of $150,000 to CPW to preserve and protect the GSG and to fund on-going research monitoring of the GSG. Columbian Sharp -Tail Grouse: • Mitigation efforts identified for Greater Sage Grouse will also benefit Columbian Sharp -Tail Grouse. No specific mitigation efforts have been requested by CPW beyond the efforts to be undertaken for Greater Sage Grouse, Mule Deer and Elk. Mule Deer and Elk: • Colowyo will incorporate CPW recommended guidance for wildlife friendly fencing when construcing new fences in the Collom Expansion Area. • Colowyo will incorporate supplemental lighting at critical points of the Collom Haul road to the Gossard Loadout in order to improve wildlife visibility and minimize wildlife/vehicle collisions. • Colowyo will reduce highway haul truck speed limits to 40 mph at the locations where the Collom Haul Road to the Gossard Loadout intersects established wildlife travel/migration corridors during periods when wildlife are actively crossing the road to minimize wildlife/vehicle collisions. • Colowyo will incorporate plant species that are beneficial for mule deer and elk into the seed mix utilized for conversion of the Gossard Loadout facility area wheat fields to perennial vegetation. • Colowyo will consider incorporation of a wider shoulder on the East side of the Collom Haul Road in areas that do not increase disturbance of wetlands or incur other inadvertent negative environmental impacts. The West side of the Collom Haul Road already incorporates a wide area for tracked equipment travel that will be maintained free of vegetation or managed to maximize wildlife visibility. • Colowyo will continue to support additional efforts for habitat enhancement activities in the Axial Basin and Morgan Creek Ranching for Wildlife areas. 2.05.6 (3)(a) Protection of the Hydrologic Balance Surface Water Surface water will be protected in the mining areas by stormwater management as described in Section 2.05.3(4) of this permit revision application and in the Stormwater Management Plan portion of the Stormwater Discharge Permit and as shown in Exhibit 7, Item 23. Protection includes the use of diversion ditches to route surface water around the mining impact areas. Current surface water rights will not be impacted by mining operations at Collom Lite. There is no expected long-term measurable impact to the quantity of surface water in Collom Gulch, Little Collom Gulch, Jubb Creek, or any of their tributaries. Surface water amounts that will be used in mining operations will be within the water rights owned by Colowyo. Surface water quality of the three creeks is calculated to only be marginally impacted by mining activities. This marginal impact, described in the Probable Hydrologic Consequences section (Section Collom — Rule 2, Page 108 Revision Date: 11/16/16 Revision No.: MR -166