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David Berry -4- June 20, 1996 beginning on revised page 2.04-38. Enclosed are revised pages 2.04-38, 39, 40 & 40i. 18. BRL notes the DMG's suggestion that a rain gauge can generate important data with regard to sediment control and discharge events. 19. No formal written notes were taken by the consultant who performed the soil sampling. Therefore, no field descriptions are available. 20. A new Map 4a is enclosed which presents a soils map of the entire affected area. The map is obtained from the NRCS Soil Survey of Paonia Area, Colorado. 21. The DMG states that all areas that have been preliminarily designated as °wet areas" and have the potential to be disturbed, should be further evaluated as to whether they are defined as wetlands which fall under the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers. At the time the Vegetation Baseline study was performed, the final configuration of the facilities and, in particular, the road from the highway to the portal area was uncertain. The decision to sample a relatively large area within which disturbance could potentially take place grew out of this uncertainty. Wet areas were qualitatively identified because they were obviously different from the three major communities mapped and sampled within the potential disturbed area. Identifying their location and qualitatively describing them satisfied the requirements of the baseline study for the purposes of the Division. It was anticipated that when actual disturbance locations became more exactly known, a study would be carried out to determine whether the wet areas that were actually going to be impacted by mine construction would be considered wetlands as defined according to the Army Corps of Engineers. This study will be carried out this summer. Should future construction, beyond that delineated in the permit application, disturb other wet areas, these will be sampled as necessary. 22. No response at this time. BRL has contacted a consultant to prepare a discussion of the Fish and Wildlife and their habitats within the permit and adjacent area. 23. The DMG asked BRL to evaluate the design and construction of the downhill conveyor to determine if another game crossing could be added. BRL has directed its engineers (Morrison Knudsen) to add another game crossing to the design if possible. The current crossings cannot be moved.