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lt.S. Department of the Inleriur ~~(~` d. <br />Bureau of Land Vlana(:ement <br />Krcnunlint; Field OI7icc JU( 14 ~ <br />I'.O. Box 6R t ~, <br />Krcmmliny(, ('O ROJS4 '""`rM,nej <br />~f ~ end Geolp~ <br />CNVIRONMENTAL AS~[:SSM[:NT <br />i\l \9131iR CQ-124-2006-_(>-F:A <br />PROJlf("I'_ NnMI; Jackson ('ounty-Ridge Rand flrP (irayel Pit <br />Lli(iAl. DI?SCKIPI'ION 'I' S N . I( 81 W ,Sec Zr) tili'_'. SGU'A, 5G1l4, Sec 3_ Klfli~l (patt- <br />~1PI'I.I(':\~ I' Jackson County <br />Dl ~( I(II'IIU~ItI I'Kttl't)til.l> \( IIO\ 1VI_).1l_l'fk~l.~11'I\!liti_ <br />t~aclgrot(ni1.!Inlru~luction.'I~sucy t+nJ ('tmc~nis Jackson County currently ha. several rnuntV <br />roads in its south, west and soutlwvest portions that arc under-maintained and in substandard <br />ccmditiun due lu inadcyuaty local gravel ,apply, and cxpcnstve haulage Gum their existing liee- <br />usv pcnnit lPl'PI pit an 131.M-administvmd public lands cast ot'1\'alden Jackson county roads <br />I. ~ f'ndge road"1. I I. I I A. 20, 22, 2•I,'_5. 26. 2!'i ("Rand cutotl"). and 53 all lie. in the atlectvd <br />area, and all would likely hvnelit Isom a closer gravel source 1'hv limited tax base ol'Jackson <br />('Dante renders alternative suurecs, such as market-value pnvatc gr;ovl. unalli+rdahly ti+r use on <br />these roads <br />It is BI M police th;u Iederal gravel minerals are made available for public bcnclil to other <br />government levels Istato. local and county) at no charge, under live use permit IFl'I') pcnnit <br />The clusvct permitted IColorada Division of ~linvrals and Geology) private uavvl pits lie about <br />I5 miles to the southeast and I> miles to the northeast ufthis location Recent (OSi2l1Obj BI.\1 <br />appraisal lix sand and gravel in Jackson County is $0')u! ton <br />Jackson ('aunty has prrwioush~ sampled the area lying ,within this request under HI.\1 <br />exploration permit ICO-12(1-O6-US-CI=) and found b to K fcwt ofgravvls underlying b inches to ? <br />leer ol'suil in 1? test pit, 'I he attached application map (:\ttachment ;l I) includes approx. 75 <br />acres of f31_M ntanagvd public surface. and nuneral estate fi,r this analysis area. <br />htput (rum the Colorado Division ot'\1'ildlitc (CI)O\4') indicates that there may by active sage <br />gmusc Icks nearby. and seasonal stipulations limiting spring and early sununut access may by <br />requued Detailed wildlife resource protection, including saee grouse resources will he <br />considered in the threatened, end:tngcred, and scnsnivv species section al'thrs envuonmenrtl <br />assesunenl <br />