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<br />• <br />• <br />L <br />CONTENTS (continued) <br />8.0 ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES.......... <br />8.1 GEOLOGY AND SOILS ........................................................................ <br />8.1.1 Geology ....................................................................................... <br />8.1.2 Soils ............................................................................................. <br />8,2 SURFACE WATER AND SURFACE DRAINAGES ..................... <br />8.3 GROUNDWATER ................................................................................ <br />8.4 METEOROLOGY AND AIR QUALITY ............................................. <br />8.4.1 Meteorology ............................................................................... <br />8.4.2 Air Quality .................................................................................. <br />8.5 VEGETATION ........................................................................................ <br />8.6 WILDLIFE ................................................................................................ <br />8.6.1 Mule Deer ................................................................................... <br />8.6.2 Raptors ........................................................................................ <br />8.6.3 Sage Grouse ................................................................................ <br />8.6.4 Waterfowl ................................................................................... <br />8.7 WETLAND AND RIPARIAN HABITATS ...................................... <br />8.8 THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ............................. <br />8.8.1 Plants ........................................................................................... <br />8.8.2 Wildlife ....................................................................................... <br />8.8.3 Fish ............................................................................................... <br />8.9 CULTURAL AND PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES ............... <br />8.10 RECREATION ...................................................................................... <br />8.11 VISUAL RESOURCES ........................................................................ <br />8.12 NOISE ..................................................................................................... <br />8.13 SOCIOECONOMICS ............................................................................ <br />8.13.1 Population and Housing ....................................................... <br />8.13.2 Local Economy, Employment, and Earnings .................... <br />8.13.3 Community Facilities and Services .................................... <br />8.13.4 Local Government Fiscal Conditions and Revenues <br />from Mining Activities ......................................................... <br />8.13.4.1 Property Tax Revenue ................................................ <br />8 13 4 2 Federal Mineral Lease Ro alties <br />.................. 8-1 <br />.................. 8-2 <br />.................. 8-2 <br />.................. 8-5 <br />.................. 8-7 <br />................ 8-10 <br />............... 8-13 <br />................ 8-13 <br />............... 8-13 <br />............... 8-15 <br />............... 8-18 <br />............... 8-18 <br />............... 8-23 <br />............... 8-23 <br />............... 8-24 <br />............... 8-25 <br />............... 8-26 <br />............... 8-26 <br />............... 8-27 <br />............... 8-27 <br />............... 8-28 <br />............... 8-29 <br />............... 8-30 <br />............... 8-32 <br />............... 8-35 <br />............... 8-35 <br />............... 8-36 <br />............... 8-38 <br />. .. y .................................... <br />8.13.4.3 Sales and Use Tax Revenue ............................................ <br />8.13.4.4 Severance Tax .................................................................... <br />8.14 LAND USE AND AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL <br />CONCERN .................................................................................................. <br />8.14.1 Land Use ......................................................................................... <br />8.14.2 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern .............................. <br />8.15 TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................ <br />9.0 REFERENCES..... <br />American Soda, L.L.P. <br />Commeraal Mine Plan <br />August 18, 1998 <br />V <br />... 8-39 <br />... 8-39 <br />... 8-40 <br />... 8-40 <br />... 8-40 <br />8-41 <br />8-41 <br />8-42 <br />8-43 <br />9-1 <br />