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<br />. 2~:5, 1'0l. 1. Local i~paccs Eo r,reunrl water cnu!d occur fro-.
<br />1) rte.^..ova of parts of tiie coal ac~iiCeers, 21 in[.erruptiun of preminin;;
<br />grn:uta water flue Chrouvh ['te ;tined areas, J) chin^es in tiate.r ,uality
<br />caused h~ !c•achin;`. of refuse rin[erials olsced in disposal areas, an:i 4) ~ ~ ..
<br />thra cftcCts of subsiaencc fro; urdr:;r;round ninin7•
<br />F'. u25, l'ol. 2. ro d,aCa on [he occurr_`nce of groand •.+ater in bedrock.
<br />'Phu Cs,ae.± s::aa and r.nconoassin~ rnc'rs should he 1ar~ely drained in all but
<br />[he cr.trenr: !iF: corne.r 4,heru d.:ese bc:;s r.:ctr.n<( bcin:; Chc level of ast Sal[
<br />Cr•er.L•. t:u;.1 Std:: are only fcir anuifers in [his area.
<br />C. Surf.nrc t:ater
<br />2. 921, Vu!, 2 -East Sait Creel: flow, ?0 ^iles southc:esC to the Colorado ~~
<br />;aver. All tributaries of East Salt Cree4 arc ephemeral, ?+o[h i;round and
<br />surfncr. voter draina7,es within tLe. le.-.sc area .are toward £ast .5.1[.Cree's.
<br />'!'iir.r~ ore an known sprin;ls. ' -~
<br />91, 9uL. 2 - A reduction in dotmstrr.a;: flee! of ehe Colorado diver
<br />_ would tegult f.roR CO:151L^7C1Vf• USP. o_r ::unici*+al :+ater '+y the proposed ,
<br />:ainiu~ upzr.~tions and by tse nruieeted increaser? ;:npnlation in Mega
<br />- County. This reduction in Clov, coupled t+ith [he incressed salt load in ~.
<br />se~`ngu effluunt, could increaae [he dissolved solids tuncentra[ion in the
<br />-"~~ - Colorado ?i.ve: belo•.r :ioover Dan by ns much es p.0U3( ~?/1 by L98;~, ".;ny
<br />incrcae~ i^. the salinity of t.`.u lcvrr C.ulnr:edo lii~•er in re¢ard•rd as a
<br />serious inpac[ because the nu^lity n` thu civet •aater is alrea,ly tear^ir.al
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<br />i.ur rx,~:C iur r.~n[ USeg. _
<br />: i;_• ',?ild Line ;. ~hreacened and ~ndan•>,en.:ri 5^ecies
<br />_- r. ?:11,. ':oL. 2_ The entire Sireri.~!en iczse aria is rsvls deer Hinter
<br />._.. rang~•. P~!imt rnup transects indir:ste an =ver.a~e of 42 deer days o: use
<br />p,•r acre in [:aw area near [he lease [r acts. The irri^s[ed a!ialfa fieL•is
<br />ore alse ir.,r~:[anc to deer, es~ecinlly i.n srrina. `:u lc deer t+inCCr
<br />;:n::leti~,na ara est.rate•1 at Sf ~c~•r/s ,^ii._. ;?us is%licac~s a total
<br />;~opulatinn of 7;~C: .~ni~nls +•it`.,ia [',.: L~•.se~ ...-a.
<br />. jl _ij, °: n! 7, Yh r. Ci: A.rC J-:~ •':1: '1'>P? is t"::] ... _:~.
<br />SL•.: ;.itt!~• .:na':rli"s su^nor[ o-:^ .. L^'. hi°h•_st ~~^ulctia^:; of ..oemtain
<br />Lio:: in "a>.tern Colorado. T%'e !.. ~.=.t i^ates t:~at Ga •:: i!;ru^e^e^[ Ur.i[ 30
<br />(i^.cln.:f:-s L. o: ~:, ?ro }e.~[) sunnnrts .. .~:~,~~, L:rt io^ u= .. =ro:.:i ~a!ely 4i? Tor:n Cain
<br />!ions. i)c~~:nie•t ..::`.~it~t corr:-s^^Pr;s r.o -:`Jt~_ •'ecr h::6itat a::~l ..evonal
<br />r::uvr~-:•nts of deer inf.l ucncr. iiun '.i:, r:ri.r•~,tina. ':oni :`c:ous anc! riparian
<br />vr::::t:~i ion, vale crier ~u c::'_stio~: .•ni: nr.: -;: bro`.~er, t. •a oo>ranhy ~rov ide
<br />_..seuciaL I:ahitaC co:^po m•nre. ~!r~ ~:nrt`,..r^ part ions n.` th.. !eaee araa ore
<br />ni~_upic•! !'.Lac F: h,,ar h. 'lita.. ('~n Ch.~ r!e sr•ri he t:rc,:n t?e.• i.itCLe 1!~o!rc lifts
<br />ana cite .. .:•.lin~: C%:nr.l, •.+hit..+-Cai!a~ , rairie '.n^. colo:~ie5 are com~ann.
<br />:':ia :;r.... ..... ~;i~[ori~:ll; ra^,e rut tic !,1ac~:-funted`.erre[. ?. tSla
<br />~'~."~`,iCCLYe` l.1i to ;]ainC nl^ .a ~C!'LrU.' `.7° ..., ~u 1aC .'.U~ :Cr C?:L• CVc:RCaaL
<br />r.•i::l ro:!`JCt i.:n uf. t'r. r. Slnc 4.-fu~:t-..: _.... _~ !•• ii ':ol. 2). -cr r_ts nay
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