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Coal Methane Drainage Project - Ponelt 16-74 Wert Elk Mine TOC - ii <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />(Continued) <br />Section Page No. <br />2.5.6 Future Coal Mining - B Seam ...................................................................... .........................2-18 <br />2.5.7 Future Methane Drainage ............................................................................. .........................2-18 <br />2.5.8 Future Methane Gas Development ................................................................ .........................2-19 <br />2.5.9 Past, Present, and Future Geophysical Exploration Surveys ......................... .........................2-19 <br />2.5.10 Past, Present, and Future Range Use and Improvements .............................. .........................2-19 <br />2.5.11 Vegeta[iveTreatment .................................................................................... .........................2-19 <br />2.5.12 Recreation ..................................................................................................... .........................2-19 <br />2.5.13 Roadless Inventory ....................................................................................... .........................2-19 <br />3.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES .....................3-1 <br />3.1 GEOLOGY, SURFACE WATER, GROUND WATER, AND RIPARIAN ................. ...................3-1 <br />3.1.1 Affected Environmen[ ........................................................................................... ...................3-1 <br />3.1.2 Environmental Consequences ............................................................................... ...................3-6 <br />3.1.3 Cumulative Effects ................................................................................................ .................3-10 <br />3.2 WII.DLIF'E .................................................................................................................... .................3-10 <br />3.2.1 Affected Environment ........................................................................................... .................3-10 <br />3.2.2 Optional Mitigation .............................................................................................. .................3-19 <br />3.2.3 Environmental Consequences ............................................................................... .................3-20 <br />3.2.4 Cumulative Effects ................................................................................................ .................3-23 <br />3.3 LIVESTOCK AND GRAZIN~ ..................................................................................... .................3-24 <br />3.3.1 Affected Environment ........................................................................................... .................3-24 <br />3.3.3 Environmental Consequences ............................................................................... .................3-25 <br />3.3.4 Cumulative Effects ................................................................................................ .................3-27 <br />3.4 AIR QuALrrr ................................................................................................................. .................3-27 <br />3.4.1 Affected Environment ........................................................................................... .................3-27 <br />3.4.2 Environmental Consequences ............................................................................... .................3-28 <br />3.4.3 Cumulative Effects ................................................................................................ ................:3-30 <br />3.5 ACCESS AND RECREATION .................................................................................... .................3-30 <br />3.5.1 Affected Environment ........................................................................................... .................3-30 <br />3.5.2 Environmental Consequences ............................................................................... .................3-31 <br />3.5.3 Cumulative Effects ................................................................................................ .................3-33 <br />3.6 ROADLESS CHARACTER .......................................................................................... .................3-33 <br />3.6.1 Affected Environment ........................................................................................... .................3-33 <br />3.6.2 Environmental Consequences ............................................................................... .................3-34 <br />3.6.3 Cumulative Effects ................................................................................................ .................3-36 <br />3.7 SOCIOECONOMICS .................................................................................................... .................3-37 <br />3.7.1 Affected Environment ........................................................................................... .................3-37 <br />3.7.2 Environmental Consequences ............................................................................... .................3-38 <br />3.7.3 Cumulative Effects ................................................................................................ .................3-39 <br />3.8 OTHER RESOURCE VALUES ................................................................................... .................3-40 <br />3.9 SHORT-TERM USE VERSUS LONG-TERM PRODUCTIVITY .............................. .................3-41 <br />4.0 LIST OF PREPARERS AND PUBLIC CONTACT LIST .........................................................4-1 <br />4.1 LIST OF PREPARERS ....................................................................................................................4-1 <br />4.2 PUBLIC CONTACT LIST ...............................................................................................................42 <br />5.0 REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................5-1 <br />6.0 GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................6-1 <br />EnvironmentalA.rreument <br />u~VP/Alwra. 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