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III <br /> M-2001-001 Line Camp Pit Amendment#2 (Expansion) <br /> currently exists. In the long term, reclamation should improve the capability of the area to <br /> sustain wildlife, although this is not the intent of reclamation. Use is presently marginal. <br /> The siting and operation of the project will allow for continued migration of wildlife both up <br /> and down river and across the valley, through buffer zones of 70 to 450 feet in width <br /> around the permit boundaries, and therefore should have no reasonable potential for <br /> adverse impact on migration patterns. While claims are often made regarding the negative <br /> effect on wildlife from increased human activities, and from side effects such as noise, we <br /> have found that wildlife tend to be very common around operations such as quarries and <br /> sand and gravel pits, and even around operations which have a greater impact, such as <br /> landfills. At the Hay Camp Pit, only a few miles from this location, elk and deer are often <br /> seen while mining, crushing, and hauling are underway, and do not appear to be chased <br /> off or significantly disturbed by heavy equipment and noise. Since this operation will <br /> continue to be seasonal in nature, any possible impacts will be greatly reduced. Based <br /> on plans to immediately discharge dewatering flows back into the Dolores (after ensuring <br /> that sediments and other pollutants are within allowed limits), there should be no <br /> significant water depletion which would impact wildlife or their habitat and therefore require <br /> consultation. See Exhibit G. <br /> 4. Proposed mitigation measures, including reclamation, for wildlife habitat: <br /> Since there is no reasonable potential of significant impact, no mitigation measures are <br /> planned for the sake of wildlife habitat mitigation. The major mitigation will be reclamation <br /> of disturbed areas, both on-going during the operation of the mine and following the <br /> completion of mining. Planting of suitable native grasses and forage in stockpiles <br /> substitutes for areas taken out of production. Seed mixes take wildlife into account, <br /> although intended for livestock. <br /> 5. Name, Title, Address and Phone of Person preparing wildlife statement: <br /> Nathan A. Barton, P.E., D.E.E., Environmental Engineer <br /> P.O. Box 88, Cortez, CO 81321-0088 Phone: (970)218-4133 <br /> Prepared for Four States Aggregates, LLC <br /> 6. References: <br /> a. Colorado Mammal Distribution Latilonq Study, Colorado Division of Wildlife and <br /> Denver Museum of Natural History, OCT 1990 <br /> b. Colorado Bird Distribution Latilonq Study, Colorado Division of Wildlife and <br /> Colorado Field Ornithologists, DEC 1987 <br /> c. Colorado Reptile & Amphibian Distribution Latilonq Study, Colorado Division of <br /> Wildlife, MAY 1981 <br /> d. Letter, USDA-NRCS, Robert Fuller, 17 August 2000 <br /> e. Conversation, Terry Ireland, USFWS, 25 August 2000 <br /> 5182-22-001 WASTELINE, INC. Page 43 of 65 <br />