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The fish and wildlife plan is presented on page 58 of Volume V in the <br /> application. The plan specifies that the quality of water leaving the <br /> mine site will be monitored in order to detect any potential impacts on <br /> aquatic species. The plan indicates that, "in planning specific <br /> reclamation activities, special note will be taken toward enhancing <br /> wildlife habitat. " The wildlife habitat with the greatest potential <br /> for being impacted is the riparian zone adjacent to the river, which is <br /> used by waterfowl . The plan has been revised by the permittee <br /> subsequent to stipulation , and addresses how habitat will be restored <br /> following mining. A specific revegetation plan for disturbed riparian <br /> areas has also been submitted . <br /> The application indicates that both bald and golden eagles inhabit the <br /> permit area. In order to protect these and other raptors from <br /> electrocution, the permittee has installed perch guards on power poles <br /> as shown in Figure 2.05 .6(2)A of the application. <br /> The permittee has indicated that a peregrine falcon aerie was <br /> discovered in July 1977 , but the specific location and present status <br /> of the nest was not provided. Communications with the Division of <br /> Wildlife indicated that the aerie is located to the north of the permit <br /> area along the Colorado River and that the aerie was inactive when <br /> first observed. A specific location could not be provided . Since <br /> there are no plans to disturb any additional area at the mine, the <br /> peregrine falcon aerie should not be further impacted . <br /> The proposed operation is in compliance with the requirements of this <br /> section. <br /> X. Subsidence Control <br /> Powderhorn Coal Company has completed a survey of structures and <br /> renewable resource lands existing within the permit area. The <br /> permittee has delineated several structures overlying the proposed <br /> underground workings . The Ute Water District, which serves <br /> approximately 45,000 people, has a water treatment plant, several <br /> storage tanks , and a 24-inch treated water distribution pipeline above <br /> the existing Roadside Mine workings . Several raw water collection <br /> pipelines also cross the proposed Cottonwood mining area. Limited <br /> alluvial deposits , which represent minor surficial aquifers , do exist <br /> within the flood plain areas of Cottonwood Creek and Rapid Creek <br /> drainages . <br /> The proposed five-year mine plan does not involve additional mining <br /> below the Ute Water Conservancy District facilities or supply <br /> pipelines . Extraction is also projected beneath the raw water <br /> collection pipelines within the Cottonwood lease area. In the case of <br /> both the supply and raw water pipeline facilities , the worst possible <br /> anticipated consequence of mining would be the disruption of the <br /> pipeline . In both cases , the permittee has demonstrated that the <br /> materials necessary for repair are readily accessible and that the <br /> disruption would not result in cessation of service to the water <br /> district' s water users . The permittee proposes to prevent material <br /> damage to both the raw water collection pipelines , channels , and <br /> -37- <br />