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Pa,e I (1 C.haptrr S of the EAI. The Irnt•tcrnt hcnclicial el7ccts u. ,ail.. hcdrology. water and air yualit}•, wctlandx. aquatic hahiWt. t'a^_ctution. ~t•ildlifc and .conic resources will he Potentially si~milieant. A t'aricty of miti~aliUn rcyuircmcnls for this prujcct will insure that the pmpnx:d impmvt:mcnts arc intplcmcntcd in a manner that will minimize opt:ration impacts. ,,\•Ionitoring requirements trill tk desi~ncd to insure that the proposed impmvtmcnts arc effenivc and lunetionine a~ intended to reduce erosion and scdimcntation. This prujcct will rezuh in si_nificunt improvements in the aesthetic characteristics of the ~co~n•aphic area. and will most likely induce further reclant:Ilion operations in the rc~_ion. The project will result in short term inpacts, but the Ion; term hcncfits arc substamiuf. The cnvimnmcntal eflccu arc not sciuttilically or tcchnic:dly controvcnial. do nrn involve unique or unknown risks, nor arc the cm•ironmental effects highly uncertain. .Alternative C docx not establish a precedent fur fume: action. with significant effects, nor does it represent a decision in principle ahout a future consideration. Implementing this alternative, and other existing or foreseeable actions on or adjacent to [he area, does not cause a significant cumulative effect. Based on a cultural resources inventory of the site of the proposed project conducted by Powers Elevation Co.. Inc. on September 1998. in compliance with the USDA Forest Service requirements regarding Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, Alternative C would not affect any cultural resource on National Forest System land. A Biological Evaluation was completed in 1998 to assess the potential for impacts to federally listed Threatened or Endangered species resulting from mining activiucs in the proposed project. A lis[ of Threatened, Endangered, and Candidate species occurring on the proposed project site was provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Colorado Division of W ildlife (CDOW), and Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP). The biolo; cal evaluation concluded that the proposed project would have no adverse impacts on any Threatened, Endangered. Proposed or Forest Service 5ensi[ive species, as disclosed in the biological evaluation, that may utilize the area and that beneficial impacts may occur [o these species, This projec[ does not threa[en to violate federal, stale or local law or rcquircmenes imposed for the protection of the environment. FOREST PLAN CONSISTENCY The management direction in the Land aru! Retuurce Manageme»r Plan for the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and the Comanche and Cimarron National Grasslands (Pores[ Plan) establishes the guidelines to be used for analyzing proposals by prospective Forest users. All permits for occupancy and use of National Forest lands covered by [hc Forest Plan must be consis[ent with its management direction. The Mule Creek Gravel Pi[ H.vmsphue BOwrtt Cm~lun0. IU02 walnut Suiv 204 BOUIOR. C~ 60Yr!