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finding on the Public Land Heahh Standard fbr'I'hrcalene<1 R P.ndangered species 'this <br />standard tvas being met +rhen suncvcd by a team ul resource slxcialists in 3004 'T'his allotntcnt <br />is c~pectcd nt continue meeting this standard with implementation of either the Proposed ,\ctiun <br />or Nu Action Alternative <br />1\':\S'I'I(S, IIAX:\RDOI'ti OR SOLID <br />:lfloctul 1•:m irunnnau fhcrc arc nn known haz;uduus ur solid tvastcs lurarcd in the <br />project area prior to implententatiun of the Proposed :\ctiun Il;tzarduus ntatrrials may he stored <br />ur hnxr~ht unto the sight in the titan oP titcls, oil. and other hazardous materials m order to <br />operate anJ maintain the hca~ v cyuipmcnt <br />F.nvironntcntal Consequences./Mitigation The storage tanks for fuel. oil, and other <br />hazardous materials that may be stored andiur brought onto the project area would be rcquiretl to <br />he in compliance with all state and fcdcrtl regulations concerning the storage and Iruupurt uC <br />hazardous materials Ifa spill ur other problem with hazardous materials occurs, the county <br />would be required to contact the 131.\1 and proper authorities inunotliatcly upon disretver ufthc <br />problem In addition, proper refueling locations should be designed to mminuzc soil <br />contamination and any spills promptly cleaned up (sec mitigation under N'atci (1u;tlity, tiur6+cc <br />;out Ground) If these measures arc titllowcd. thcro would tx nu imparts tium wasters. hazardous <br />nr solid <br />\\'•\Il'ROI'\I.III'.Sl'RP:\('llAf~D(iRO1 \Dlutcludtsat'mdutt;urtSLUntudsl <br />Affected lira ironmcnt The proposed pit loc;tion is w ithin the l pper Nunh Platte Ittcer <br />51h order watershed, within the North Platte. River basin 'I~he pit would be located along a bench <br />that is the drainaee div idc between l3i•avcr ('reek to the west and the North Platte River un the <br />cast Beaver Crock is tributan~ to the Roaring lurk ('reek, which then joins the Korth Platte <br />River Water yualita in all there streams is considered to be titlly supporting all designated uses, <br />and there arc nu known water quality concerns (]round water in the area consists nutsth~ of <br />small seeps in \)anvillc Uraw and other unnamed drnvs south of \lanville The seeps arc <br />approximately unr half to one mile tiom the pit huundan• <br />[invirunntental Consequences Due to the lack of'slupc, it is unlikely that runufl•would <br />travel across the county rnad to the west fhc F.asson acrd \1am~illc irrigation ditches are located <br />at the western base of the bench and would intercept any nntctfl'priur to it entcnng the Bc:+ver <br />Creek Iluudplain fhe eastern halfufthc pit would drain ht the cast, where several drain;+~;cs. <br />nwst of which arc intrrmit[cnt, drain towards the. North Platte River The southern portion of the <br />pit would dram towards \hxcv Draw, which is supplentcnled by irrigation water. the nonhcm <br />portion [uvcarils \fanvillc Draw "I'hc North Platte River would be roughly more than ~ miles <br />uwav li'um the pit's location ('sing hest management practices to minimize the disturbed acreage <br />at any time, contnrlling runofl'on site, and stabilizing overburden and topsoil piles. the pntpusul <br />site poses little likelihood of unpacting surface water quality <br />I'hc bench area probably acts as art area of localized ~ruund water recharge 1'he primary area <br />lire Qtc ~L•mvillc Draw seeps is nwst likely locator( to the north ol'thc prulxtsed pit's boundary. <br />:\ Icw of \fanvillc Draw's seeps have been developed fur livestock water, and have had pour <br />