PERMFILE70852

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/15/2002
• Doc Name: Decision Notice & FONSI
• Section_Exhibit Name: Exhibit 80 Drilling Activities - TR96
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table 1 -Summary Comparison of'Alte~natives

- -._-- Alt. 1 . '
No Action -'
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- Ak. 2 ~
- Syly/Long` -'
Draw: Saddle
',° LT-Access --- ALT. 3- ~
Minn. Creek/
Horse Gulch
-Access - Alt. 4
_. Sylvester -
Short Term
-- Access ALT. S ---
. Ne Exception
-to Lease
~- Stipulations - $elected
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ROAD USE AND CONSTRUCTION
Existing Roads Used in Project Area 11.4 miles 11.4 miles 11.4 miles 11.4 miles 11.4 miles 11.4 miles
Proposed Roads Constructed on
Historic Road Locations 0.0 miles 8.0 miles 7.4 miles 7.4 miles 6.5 miles 6.5 miles
Proposed Roads Constructed in New
Locations 0.0 miles 4.6 miles 3.5 miles 4.6 miles 3.0 miles 4.1 miles
Total Road Construction 0.0 miles 12.6 miles 10.9 miles 12.0 miles 9.5 miles 10.6 miles
Road Construction Disturbance 0.0 acres 31.3 acres 26.2 acres 30.2 acres 22.5 acres 26.7 acres
Total Roads Used in Project Area 11.4 miles 24.0 miles 22.3 miles 23.4 miles 20.9 miles 22.0 miles
ROAD DISPOSITION AFTER 2007
Existing Road Remaining Open 6.2 miles 5.9 miles 5.9 miles 5.9 miles 5.9 miles 5.9 miles
New Road Remaining Open 0.0 miles 3.8 miles 0.0 miles 0.0 miles 0.0 miles 0.0 miles
Road Converted to Admin Use Trail 0.0 miles 1.7 miles 1.7 miles 1.7 miles 1.4 miles 0.0 miles
Road Converted to Public ATV Trail 4.2 miles 0.0 miles 0.0 miles 0.0 miles 0.0 miles 6.9 miles
Road Obliterated 1.0 miles 12.6 miles 14.7 miles 15.8 miles 14.5 miles 9.2 miles
Total Road Decommissioned 5.2 miles 14.3 miles 16.4 miles 17.5 miles 15.0 miles 16.1 miles
Road Decommissioning Disturbance 18.9 acres 52.0 acres 59.6 acres 63.6 acres 54.5 acres 58.6 acres
DRILL PAD DISTURBANCE AND MDWS
Number of Drill Pads 0 54 54 54 45 46
Drill Pad Disturbance Acreage 0 37.8 acres 37.8 acres 37.8 acres 31.5 acres 32.2 acres
MDWS 0 70 70 70 57 58
TOTAL DISTURBANCE/RECLAIMED ACREAGE
Total Construction Disturbance 0.0 acres 69.1 acres 64.0 acres 68.0 acres 54.0 acres 58.9 acres
Total Reclaimed Acreage 18.9 acres 89.8 acres 97.4 acres 101.4 ac. 86.0 acres 90.8 acres
NEW DISTURBANCE IN RESTRICTED AREAS
Disturbance in High Geologic Hazard
Areas 0.0 acres 0.2 acres 0.2 acres 0.2 acres 0.0 acres 0.0 acres
Disturbance in Steep Slope Areas 0.0 acres 3.4 acres 1.3 acres 3.4 acres 0.0 acres 0.2 acres
Disturbance in Waterlnfluence Zone 0.0 acres 4.9 acres 4.9 acres 4.9 acres 0.0 acres 1.2 acres
WILDLIFE IMPACTS
Habitat Capability/Effectiveness
2002 to 2007 45% 33% 33% 33°~ 34% 33%
Habitat Capability/Effectiveness
after 2007 45% 46% 48% 48°h 48% 48%
LIVESTOCK AND GRAZING IMPACTS
Temporary Loss of Grazing Capacity 24 AUMs 40 AUMs 37 AUMs 40 AUMs 32 AUMs 32 AUMs
INVENTORIED ROADLESS AREA AFFECTED
Existing road in West Elk IRA within
the Project Area 5.4 miles 5.4 miles 5.4 miles 5.4 miles 5.4 miles 5.4 miles
Proposed Road to be constructed in
West Elk IRA on Historic Locations 0 miles 7.2 miles 7.0 miles 7.0 miles 6.1 miles 6.1 miles
Proposed Road to be constructed in
West Elk IRA on New Locations 0 miles 4.6 miles 3.5 miles 4.6 miles 3.0 miles 4.1 miles
Affected IRA Area 2002 to 2007 1,072 ac. 3,010 ac. 3,010 ac. 3,010 ac. 2,380 ac. 2,380 ac.
Affected IRA Area after 2007 0 acres 674 acres 0 acres 0 acres 0 acres 0 acres
Notes: For Alternative 2, the "Total Road Decommissioned", "Road Decommissioning Disturbance", and "Total Reclaimed Acreage"
figures do not include deferred reclamation of the Sylvester Gulch access route, which would occur approximately 30 years from now.
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