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the tailings pond, only a relatively small amount of water was Ioet due to evap- oration. Recycling the mill water reduces the amount of fresh water needed in the milling process, and decreases the quantity of water pumped from Left Iland Creek Because of the hillside location selected for the tailings impoundment struc- ture, water runoff inflcw has not been substantial. A drainage diversion ditch was excavated above the tailings pond to intercept surface water runoft'and convey it away from the tailings impoundment area. A seepage collection ditch was also excavated around the downstream peri- meter of the tailings embankment dam. The water that collects in this ditch is conveyed by a pipeline to the Hazel A. edit for underground storage and ie recycled through the milling facility. Wildlife Information No rare, threatened, or endangered wildlife species have been identified in the eurrvunding area or on the land affected by the activities of C.O.M. Inc. The major wildlife habitat in thin general area has been recognized as a coniferous forest wildlife habitat. The general effect of the proposed operations on the e~sting wildlife in the area has not been significant or permanent. 13erauee of their inability to support much vegetation, and their compacted, flue-grained nature, the mine dumps are not favored locations for wildlife habitation. While some burrowing rodents may have been displaced during the construction of mine and mill buildings, the tailings pond, and the connecting road between the Who Do none and the mogul mine, none of the larger mammal species have been permanently dislocated during the actual ~n~~~na and milling operations. rlll of the bird species found in this area are extremely adaptable and are capable of leaving their nesting habitat when conditions change. Several of the animal species tbtmd in this area quickly become accustomed to the presence of human beings, and no de- crease in the wildlife population has been observed during the past 10 years, or ie expected to decrease during or af~tzr' these m'~ operations. 'Ihe coniferous forest wildlife habitat ie widespread and extensive throughout the general area, and none of the wildlife presently inhabi*i_ng the pmpoeed mill and mine sites will suffer a permanent lose of food or habitat. Water Resources Information The surface water drainage on the affected lands consists entirely of rainfall and melting snow which flows into Cash Gulch. During moat of the year this flow is intermittent, and it seldom reaches the drainage culvert that passes beneath County Road No. 89. There is a difference in altitude of 400 feet between the W'ho Do mine portal and the road, and any water from this area must flow a distance of 2,100 feet to reach the drainage culvert. The difference in altitude between the White Cloud and Wynona mines, and the milleite and tAl~inge impoundment area, and County Road No. S9 is 880 feet. Any water