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WILDLIFE INFORMATION <br /> Rule 6.4.8 of the Mineral Rules and Regulations requires the Applicant include description of <br /> significant wildlife resources on the affected lands; seasonal use of area; presence and <br /> population of threatened or endangered species; and effects to wildlife during and after the <br /> proposed mining operations. <br /> In general, the mine and affected areas are previously mined lands or support areas for the <br /> current landfilling operations and are subject to heavy equipment and waste transport <br /> vehicle traffic,waste container storage,and disturbance incidental to the ongoing operations <br /> and thus offer limited or no viable habitat for wildlife. The post-reclamation use of the Area 1 <br /> mined areas is for disposal of wastes and also will not provide viable habitat for wildlife. Area <br /> 2, while revegetated during reclamation, will provide little in the way of habitat due to <br /> proximity to development and lack of adequate cover. Hence, neither the current or post- <br /> mining lands provide significant wildlife resources as described in Rule 6.4.8. <br /> Species identified as potentially present at or near the property include coyote, fox, badger, <br /> skunk, small rodents, cottontail and jackrabbits, dear magpies, crows, ravens, raptors, <br /> songbirds in season, and probably bullsnakes and rattlesnakes (as presented in the <br /> Application for Mine Land Reclamation Permit, UTE Mine, Douglas County, Colorado, 1979). <br /> The previous permit and wildlife statement concluded that there are "no known or <br /> threatened or endangered species" present at the property. Lastly, the previous permit, in <br /> the assessment of mining impact on wildlife stated that the impact from mining is <br /> "insignificant - this is an old mine on a knob in rolling grazing land. The main plans are <br /> grasses interspersed with yucca and an occasional clump of skunkbush and numerous <br /> annual forbs". <br /> Based on current site conditions and land use, and based on the previous wildlife <br /> assessments prepared for the property, it does not appear that the mining operations <br /> described in this Application and incidental to the ongoing waste disposal activities will have <br /> significant impact on current wildlife food or habitat, wildlife migratory routes, or general <br /> impact from human activity. <br /> Weaver Consultants Group,LLC <br /> Q: WASTE CONNECTIONS)SEDALIA�EXPANSION 2024�DRMS112 PERMITS EXHIBITH-WILDLIFE INFORMATION.DOCX Rev.0,10/202S <br /> H-1 <br />