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3R99fi) west oP Dry Crank. Those amen ware tale out o£ crop production n number of years prior <br />• to consr•+••-•+on oP the losdout Facility. They Mw bwn aeedad with wrioua~introduoed apeciea <br />such u mouth brcata, inta^^d+:+ta xhestgrasa and crested wheatgraso and now function es <br />rangeland. The majority of the diaturbanae associated with eonatr/uct~on of the loadout occurred <br />in this type oP abandoned cropland. lbrth oP the Nalker Ditrh,/improvad pasture is the primary <br />use. These fields era probably eubirrigated but haw bean i igetad in the past and continue to <br />haw that rapnbility. However, tmnagaeant dws rot to a inteneiw and only ditches in <br />the pasture north of U.9. 40 appear to haw had atty t maintenance. <br />Hangalatd/Wildli.Pe Habitat. Rangeland is pre in Dry Crwk, araaa seat oP Dry Croak in <br />section 14, and along the rail spur north bo rsoplatd ernes in aectian 10 (sae Exhibit 4-1 <br />end Teb 10). Thaea area era domitta sag~•^••~•, greasawood end rubber rabbitbrush <br />c®siitiae. The topography retyaa fr® me Plats to rolling hills. Liwatock gruing hse <br />bean the primary use oP these rangeland however the carryueq capacity is generally la. <br />Historic gruittq pzaasura has bean in the Dry Creek nom:^~ and the adjacent alkaline <br />flats. A vuiaty oP wildlife apacia use the rangeland habitat std seeded croplerd areas (sea <br />Tab 11). Biq getoa, smell gatoa and lend gamebird hunting occurs in the area. <br />• Industrial. Nith completion oP loadout facility and rail spur, the primary use in the permit <br />area has bean industrial. flhile operation oP tM loadont restricted liwatock gtuiteg, <br />incidental use by wildlife tinuad. During tesg+orszy cessation oP operetiom at the losdwt, <br />livestock grazing hee bean practised. Assumption oP normal operations will restrict all <br />gruirig within the area f the losdout Facility. Inspection o! the proposed facility permit arse <br />revealed no evidenw o previous mining activities. <br />Retrial or lend uses in close prox?ity to the proposed pewit area include the <br />Yaxpa Valley rt situated from 0.25 to 0.75 miles north and east of the permit area, pasbody <br />Western Cosl 's tie-across haul road situated just south std sent of t!r permit area <br />(Exhibit 4-1), std the Aoutt County [toed std Bridge Department maintetunoa shop looted <br />it®sdiately t of the losdout Facility area along existing haul rued HGLF-Hltl. <br />Reaiden The torn oP Hayden is situated appr^+:•••+taly tro miles northwat oL that portion of <br />the propo permit am that cont.:^' the loadwt Pacilitiu (coal handling) std 0.25 mile west <br />of the r '1 spur (Exhibit 4-1). Scattered single family dwellings <br />~ ~ s (>,~ . <br />5 <br />,ear- o~ 46,~1.P <br />Fevised 10/9'` <br />