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<br />~. <br />F_ <br />~„ <br />`. •ED STATES DEf AR TM1fENI" OF" AGRIC~ • E <br />FOREST SERVICE <br />RGNF <br />REPtvro: 2380~Landscape !4anagement <br />2740 Memorandums of Understandin <br />suarECr: liomestake Ptining Company <br />Carbon-In-Pulp Plant <br />ro: Dis[rict Ranger, Creede <br />April 2, 1976 <br />~ ~e <br />- `y~,s~E <br />Y"~' ' <br />On March 31, 197b, I inspected the site for proposed developments of the <br />above referenced project with Ken Marley and Terry Brock. <br />The project lies caithin the Smooth Plountain Landtype Association in <br />which the Visual Management variety class can be rated as minimal to <br />corr¢non. I would rate the variety of this particular site as Common. <br />,.,_ _ ., <br />I <br />The user sensitivity of this landscape can be classified as an area that <br />is seldom seen by the general public or not seen. Parts of the area can <br />be seen from a minor travel route. <br />' •~ <br />G:.. <br />j', <br />9 :` <br />i ...' <br />i -: <br />;, _: <br />~.;:. <br />i- . <br />~ "": <br />r ." <br />:; <br />~..i <br />i .F:.. <br />. ,,y <br />t :: <br />:. ~: <br />Co`::- <br />Using this criteria, the recoam[ended visual [luality objective is modif:icntion. <br />The area is generally out of view of [he town of Creede br[t may be seen <br />shortly and in the middleground and back,~,round di^.tances from Hi;;hway <br />149. Only very small portions of the area are viewed and are not within <br />any focal area. The proposed structures and developments are no[ of <br />such magnitude that they would be noticed as deviations in the landscape <br />from those distances. <br />The elevated pipeline from the chlorine plant to the tank may be slightly <br />visible from the highway approaching Creede, but with proper color <br />treatment, should conform to the background landscape. This structure <br />will nut be skylighted. <br />The Visual Absorption Capability of the project area is low on-site due <br />to the operuze~s and lack of overstory vegetation. However, this is not <br />a critical factor because the area is generally not viewed fn the foreground <br />except by *_he flomestake operators. The VAC from m.iddlegro[nd and back- <br />ground dtstances is hih due to the topographic scree*[ing and the area's <br />superior position in relation to key o~jsucver positions. <br />(`laticna~ ' <br />,,.~, t;[andEd;~ p;sF[ii.l <br />C[ ~.; <br />1~cGc1'JED <br />r, n7 0 <br />r ^ :; <br />;y <br />\,; j ;~ <br />p~ <br />En9~ <br />C+.a~k <br />,RZtep!ia' <br />"_"" "- 131 - <br />