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resources will incur both direct and indirect long-term impacts from the storage of rock material. <br /> Direct impacts include soil compaction from heavy machinery and long-term storage of rock <br /> debris from Glenwood Canyon. Indirect impacts include removal of vegetation leading to <br /> increased erosion of soil. Both direct and indirect impacts will include increased erosion of soils, <br /> and reduced ability for soils to store and retain moisture. In addition, erosional deposition will <br /> result in additional native vegetation removal. <br /> The expansion of the proposed material storage site will lead to an increase in degradation of <br /> approximately 10.2 acres of Yamo Loam soil. Yamo Loam soil in parts of Eagle, Pitkin, and <br /> Garfield counties encompasses about 5,815 acres of soil resources. By authorizing the expansion <br /> to 12.6 acres, degradation to Yamo Loam soils will be less than 0.3% of the total Yamo Loam <br /> soil resource. <br /> Throughout the life of the right-of-way agreement, CDOT will keep an up to date Storm Water <br /> Prevention Plan to reduce sediment and pollutants to downstream water resources. <br /> Issue 1 -No Action Alternative. <br /> No Material storage area would be approved and material that has already been placed would need <br /> to be removed. Revegetation of disturbed soils would occur to promote native plant recovery. <br /> DOI-BLM-CO-G020-2021-0014-EA I BLM-Colorado River Valley Field Office <br />