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H-32 <br />• <br />Songbirds <br />Species in this group would be affected by some limited loss of nesting <br />sites and food sources during project construction and operations. <br />Impacts would vary according to the needs of each species and the areas <br />disturbed. Becaus~a the well field configuration will result in small <br />areas of disturbance within large, contiguous areas of habitat, habitat <br />diversity will increase. The total number of birds which would be <br />initially affected is expected to be low, and indeed, because addi- <br />tional habitat will be created due to patchy habitat configuration of <br />the well field, songbird populations are likely to increase. <br />Amphibians and Reptiles <br />Impact on these species is expected to be low because of the few <br />species observed during the study. <br />L~ <br />Threatened and Endangered Species <br />Results of the wildlife studies indicate that, except for occasional <br />use by bald eagles (Section H.4 ), no threatened or endangered <br />species occur at the site. No critical or essential habitats for <br />threatened or endangered species are found within the boundaries of the <br />project area. <br />H.7 Mitigation <br />The rules and regulations promulgated by the Colorado Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board (CMLRB) in July, 1978, provide reclamation perform- <br />ance standards for all mining operations. The Regular Mining and <br />Reclamation Permit--administered by the Mined Land Reclamation Division <br />~MLRD)--requires that a complete reclamation plan be submitted with the <br />permit application. The reclamation plan must include a description of <br />• how the plan will tle implemented as it applies to each requirement of <br />THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS TRADE SECRETS AND PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL AND <br />PROPRIETARY COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA AND `,-' ' ~ r •. + <br />INFORMATION. PURSUANT TO LA W, THOSE PORTIONS MARKED "CONFIDENTIAL" I~II~UK _ ~~ <br />MAY NOT BE DISCLOSED, COPIED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.. , <br />