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• Some temporary and minor negative impacts are inevitable on wildlife <br />inhabiting the permit and adjacent areas. In the area of surface <br />support facilities, short term negative impacts to wildlife are to be <br />expected. With proper reclamation, enhancement of wildlife habitat is <br />expected to occur. As explained under Section 2.05.4 and Section <br />2.05.5, forage production on reclaimed sites should equal or exceed <br />those found on the pre-mining sites. The overall effect on the adjacent <br />area will be positive since the availability of forage on the reclaimed <br />site may relieve some pressure on adjacent sites still being utilized <br />for mining activities. <br />Threatened and Endangered Species. Since no state or federally listed <br />threatened or endangered animal species have been reported to occupy the <br />area of surface operations and facilities within the permit area, <br />impacts on such species from mining will not occur. <br />Aquatic Biota. Because of the small extent of surface disturbance <br />• caused by the Peacock Coal Mine, any impact of the activities on aquatic <br />communities of Hay Gulch or the La Plata River will be minimal. As set <br />forth in Section 2.05.3, a detailed sediment and drainage control plan <br />will be implemented so that any discharge from the disturbed area will <br />meet the applicable effluent limitations prescribed by the Colorado <br />Department of Health, Water Quality Division. Given the installation of <br />sedimentation control structures, the employment of such control devices <br />pursuant to this application will result in the enhancement of aquatic <br />biology both within the permit and adjacent areas. Implementation of <br />the 30 milligrams per liter standard required by the current NPDES <br />permit should result in no increase in total suspended solids to the <br />stream. <br /> <br />2.05-44 <br />