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B-29 <br /> Keenesburg Project RETTEW Project No. 114782000 <br /> Colorado Sand Company LLC April 2019 <br /> r <br /> M Olr-d'_ <br /> SOU LU <br /> EXPLANATION <br /> Denver Basin aquHer system <br /> Dawson aquifer A <br /> T <br /> m <br /> Denver aquifer M <br /> - N <br /> Arapah<re aquifer p <br /> e i Lrlxal <br /> Laramie-Fox Hills aquifer <br /> _--- --� ,9. _ <br /> + �� [ Suney,d.y.W aNs,1.1.000.000.1S'7 <br /> SCALE 1-T.S00.000 <br /> .;.." 0 75 MILES <br /> Illustration 1.The Denver Basin aquifer system.(USGS, 1995) <br /> 3.0 WILDLIFE ASSESSMENT <br /> The 640-acre project area was reviewed for the potential occurrence of sensitive wildlife species,including <br /> any Federal or State listed species,to identify wildlife resources and document habitat within the project <br /> area. The assessment included a desktop review and a field investigation. Species considered included <br /> those listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) as threatened, endangered, proposed, or <br /> candidate; State of Colorado as threatened, endangered, or species of special concern; and migratory <br /> birds. Species activity data from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) was reviewed as part of the <br /> assessment. Results of the desktop and field evaluations are summarized below. <br /> 3.1 Regulations <br /> 3.1.1 Federal <br /> The Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects threatened and endangered species and their habitats and <br /> requires consultation with and concurrence by the USFWS for projects that have the potential to affect <br /> federally listed species.The ESA makes it unlawful to take a listed animal without a permit.Take is defined <br /> as, "...to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect or attempt to engage in <br /> any such conduct." <br /> The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (META) makes it illegal to take, possess, import, export, transport, sell, <br /> purchase, or offer for sale, purchase, any migratory bird, or the parts, nests, or eggs of such a bird except <br /> under the terms of a valid federal permit. Migratory bird species protected by the Act are listed in 50 CFR <br /> 10.13. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA) provides additional protections for bald or <br /> golden eagles. <br /> 3.1.2 State <br /> Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) maintains a list of threatened and endangered species in the state of <br /> Colorado. Perthe regulations contained in Title 33 Parks and Wildlife—Wildlife Article 1(Wildlife—General <br /> 3 <br /> Keenesburg Project_Limited Impact 110 Application_May 24,2019 <br />