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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />PREFACE <br />1. SUMMARY <br />1.1 Introduction .................................................................... .................................. I-1 <br />1.2 Alternatives Analyzed .......................................................... .................................. 1-1 <br />1.2.1 No Action Allemative ................................................... .................................. 1-l <br />1.2.2 Proposed Action (Preferted Alternative) .................................. .................................. 1-1 <br />1.2.3 50,000 TPY Alternative ................................................. .................................. 1-2 <br />1.2.4 500,000 TPY Altemativc : ................................................ .................................. I-2 <br />1.3 Major Issues/Controversies ..................................................... .................................. 1-2 <br />1.4 Summary of Impacts ........................................................... .................................. 1-3 <br />2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT EIS AND RESPONSES TO COMMENTS <br />2.1 Public Comments ........................................................... ..................................... 2-1 <br />2.1.1 Introduction .......................................................... ..................................... 2-1 <br />2.1.2 List of Commen[ Lettersi Transcript ................................... ..................................... 2-1 <br />2.1.3 Comment Letters/Transcript .......................................... ..................................... 2-3 <br />2.2 Responses to Public Comments .............................................. .................................... 2-43 <br />2.2.1 Intraductioo ......................................................... .................................... 2-43 <br />2.2.2 Respooses ............................................................ .................................... 2-43 <br />3. TEXT CHANGES TO THE DIIAFf EIS ....................................................................... 3-1 <br />4. APPENDICES <br />4.1 Appendix A -Amended Decision Record for Wolf Ridge Corporation Pilot Scale Sodium Solution Mine ....... 4.l -1 <br />4.2 Appendix B - Technical Evaluation of Wolf Ridge Corporation's (W RC) Proposed We0 Completion and <br />Abandonment Procedures .................................................................................... 4.2-I <br />4.3 Appendix C - BLM Proposed Mitigation ....................................................................... 4.3-1 <br />LIST OF FIGURES <br />Figure 3-IA General Stratigraphic Column of Uinta Formation and Upper Green River Formation .................... 3-8 <br />Figure 3-2 Geohydrologic Section .................................................................................... 3-6 <br />LIST OF MAPS <br />Map 3-2 Location of Surface Water Drainages ........................................................................ 3-4 <br />LIST OF TABLES <br />Table 2-I Comment Letters/Transcripts Received on the Draft EIS ....................................... ............ 2-1 <br />Table 2-2 Summary of Impacts ........................................................................... ............ 1-4 <br />Table 3-1 Characteristics of Piceance and Yellow Creeks .................................................. ............ 3-3 <br />Table 3-2 Water Quality Parameters for the Sodium Lease Area and State Standards ...................... ............ 3-9 <br />Table 3-4A Wetland Classification on Affected Portions of Yellow Creek ................................. ........... 3-12 <br />Table 3-5 Known Cultural Resources Within the Proposed Action and Alternatives Project Area .......... ........... 3-13 <br />Table 43 Water Quantity Effects ........................................................................ ........... 3-IS <br />Table 43A Predicted Salinity Increases (Unmitigated) .................................................... ........... 3-18 <br />Table 47A Estimated Yellow Creek Flow Depletions .................................................... ........... 3-23 <br />