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.~ <br /> <br />4. The weight of the evidence demonstrates that the Applicant has complied <br />with the minimum requirements of Construction Materials Rules 4.2.1 and <br />6.4.12. <br />L. Wildlife, Vepetatioa and Climate <br />L Construction Materials Rules 6.4.8, 6.4.10 and 6.4.11 require an applicant <br />to provide information on wildlife, vegetation and climate in the vicinity <br />of the proposed project. <br />The Objectors assert that the Applicant has failed to comply with <br />Construction Materials Rules 6.4.8, 6.4.10 and 6.4.11. <br />3. With respect to wildlife, the Applicant submitted data from the Colorado <br />Natural Heritage Program, Montrose County (with the help of the Division <br />of Wildlife) and the landowner. The site has been in agricultural <br />production for 40 years, and there are no known significant wildlife <br />resources on the affected land. Deer have been known to frequent <br />cornfields on the property and in the vicinity and pheasants sometimes <br />build nests in imgation ditches. There are no known threatened or <br />endangered species on the site. There is no known critical habitat for <br />special status species within four miles of the site. The impact from <br />mining activities is expected to be similar to the impact from farming <br />activities on the site in terms of human activity and machine use. The <br />proposed operation will not impact existing wildlife, including migratory <br />routes and food sources. <br />1~ <br />