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CHAPTERONE Purtiose and Need ' • effect of potential conflicts with existing land uses in and azound the Piceana: Site such as displaced grazing, reduced AUMs, vehicle/livestock collisions ' • effect on the operation/management of the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CI)OW) Squaze S Ranch/State Wildlife Area , • effect of potential conflicts of solution mining activities or pipeline routing with Rio Blanco County land use planning or BLM Resource Management Plan ' • effect of potential conflicts of pipeline or railroad spur routing or sodium product processing activities with Garfield County land use planning ' • effect of the project activities on the ACECs Visual Resources ' • effect on the visual landscape and scenic quality from construction activities ,ind the long-term presence of project facilities, including the loss of natural vegetation and grading of landforms. • effect on BLM planning objectives for relevant Visual Resource Management classifications ' for affected BLM lands Socioeconomics t • effect of number of permanent positions to be available at the upper and lower plants • effect of new residents relocating temporarily or permanently to Rio Blanco and Garfield ' counties • ratio of capital investment between the two counties • effect of labor pool for construction activities -local hiring versus union labor • effect of economic benefits to local communities , • effect of increased demand on community facilities and services and CDOW wildlife law enforcement capabilities ' • effect of additional workers and population growth on the Rifle azea and surrounding communities • effect on local government fiscal conditions -amount of leasing revenues per yeaz and r contributions to local economies T rt ti ranspo a on • effect of number of truck trips anticipated to transport excess COz ' • effect of the number and types ofproject-associated vehicles using regional roads and ability of those roads to handle projected traffic flow 1-g r