GENERAL41890

• Permit No: C1982054
• IBM Index Class Name: General Documents
• Doc Date: 7/5/1983
• Doc Name: PROPOSED DECISION AND FINDINGS OF COMPLIANCE
• Permit Index Doc Type: FINDINGS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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Reference areas have not been established and no quantitative data has been
obtained for the pinyon-juniper and mountain shrub communities. These studies
must be done using methodologies deemed adequate by the Division.
The following stipulation is imposed:
Stipulation No. 3
THE PERMITTEE MUST SAMPLE VEGETATIVE COVER, HERBACEOUS PRODUCTIVITY AND
SHRUB DENSITIES FOR THE PINYON-JUNIPER AND MOUNTAIN SHRUB VEGETATION
COMMUNITIES AND CORRESPONDING REFERENCE AREAS DURING THE SUMMER OF 1983
AND PRIOR TO DISTURBANCE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. THE PERMITTEE MUST
PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF SAMPLE ADEQUACY AND A
COMPARISON SHOWING THE STATISTICAL EQUIVALENCY BETWEEN THE PROPOSED
DISTURBED AREA PLANT COMMUNITIES AND THE PROPOSED REFERENCE AREAS. A
WRITTEN REPORT OF THIS WORK MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION WITHIN 60
DAYS OF COMPLETION OF THE SAMPLING.
The applicant has provided a letter from the landowner which shows that the
dryland cropland produces from 18 to 21 bushels of wheat per acre.
The applicant has not performed a threatened and endangered plant species
survey. Therefore, the following stipulation is imposed:
Stipulation No. 4
A THREATENED AND ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES SURVEY MUST BE PERFORMED ON THE
PERMIT AREA PRIOR TO ANY SURFACE DISTURBANCE OUTSIDE THE DRY LAND CROPLAND
AREA. A WRITTEN REPORT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION WITHIN 30 DAYS
AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THIS SURVEY. IF THE SURVEY SHOWS THAT NO
THREATENED OR ENDANGERED PLANT SPECIES OCCUR ON THE SITE, THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 2.07.6(2)(n) WILL HAVE BEEN MET.
The reclamation plan, in Section 2.05.
schedule of revegetation; a listing of
rates of seeds; methods to be used in
techniques. No irrigation is planned.
plans to move existing plant materials
onto areas being reclaimed.
4(2)(e> of the application, includes a
grass, forb and shrub seeds, including
planting and seeding; and mulching
In addition to seeding, the applicant
from areas being stripped for topsoil
With the acceptance and implementation of the above stipulations, the
vegetation sections of the application are in compliance.
XII. FISH AND WILDLIFE - Rules 2.04.11, 2.05.6(2) and
Wildlife information is found in Section 2.04.11, 2.05.6(2) and Appendix 4-7
of the permit application.
The permit area is considered critical winter range for deer and elk by the
Colorado Division of Wildlife. Bald eagles occur nearby, along the Animas
River, but the site itself offers no nesting or roosting habitat for this
species. Section 2.05.6(2) proposes several mitigation measures to prevent
short and long-term impacts to wildlife. With the successful implementation
of the proposed reclamation plan, there should be no major long-term impacts
to fish or wildlife.