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• Soil Conservation Service for the proposed permit and adjacent area, <br />annual forage production in terms of pounds of air dry forage per <br />acre during normal precipitation years averages 1,550 lba/A in the <br />vicinity of the permit area. Depending on the site, production <br />ranges from 300 to 4,000 pounds per acre. Animal carrying capacity <br />during normal years averages .78 animal unit months per acre with a <br />range of .15 to 2.0 animal unite months of grazing per acre. <br />Condition Class of the Proposed Permit Area <br />Field evaluation by the CYCC Bangs Scientist and <br />repreaeatatives of the OSDA - Soils Survey Staff in Craig reveals <br />that the premining condition of the plant communities within the <br />• proposed permit area for livestock and wildlife would be rated as <br />fair to good. Areas where current condition is rated fair are <br />restricted to riparian ecosystems along Fish Creek and Middle Creek. <br />These livestock concentration areas are the most likely to <br />experience range deterioration. The unmined lands within the <br />proposed permit area are in the "good" condition class, with the <br />aforementioned exception. <br />Hydrological Capability <br />The available ground and surface water supplies in the mine <br />plan and adjacent areas are limited in quantity and quality. Yields <br />• to private stock-watering and domestic wells are commonly less than <br />10 gallons per minute of hard, alkaline, moderatley saline water. <br />2.04-10 <br />