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mg/liter, respectively. Although water levels do not seem to change with the seasons, both <br />wells show some seasonal increases in concentrations for certain parameters from spring <br />to fall. <br />Please see Section B, Item III of this document for discussion of the probable hydrologic <br />consequences (PHC) of the loadout and railroad loop on ground water quantity and quality <br />and for a further discussion of the ground water monitoring plan. <br />Vegetation <br />Baseline vegetation information is found in Tab 4, Exhibits 4-1 and 10-1 of the permit <br />application <br />Existing vegetative communities within the permit area consist of dryland and improved <br />pasturelands, and native rangelands. Pasturelands that were disturbed during construction <br />of the loadout have been revegetated to intermediate wheatgrass, crested wheatgrass, <br />western wheatgrass, slender wheatgrass, Russian Wildrye, timothy, alfalfa, and yellow <br />sweetclover. Undistttrbed native rangelands aze domirtated by sagebrush, greasewood, and <br />rubber rabbitbrush communities. These later plant species tend to be adapted to alkaline <br />soils. <br />Wil life <br />Detailed information on matters relating to fish and wildlife issues is found in Tabs 11 and <br />21; and Exhibit 11-1 of the permit application. A summary of that information is found <br />both here and in Section B, Item XII of this document (along with findings relevant to fish <br />and wildlife issues). <br />Four habitat types have been distinguished and described for the permit area: 1) aquatic <br />areas associated with streatns and impoundments, 2) saline/alkaline shrublands, 3) <br />saline/alkaline meadows and 4) azeas disturbed as a result of construction of the loadout, <br />abandoned croplands and lands improved for pasture. Lists of possible species of mammals, <br />birds, reptiles and amphibians, of non-critical concern, have been constructed using <br />distribution latilong studies developed for the State of Colorado. <br />A biological inventory of stream bottom fauna for Dry Creek was conducted in association <br />with the Seneca II-W Mine's permit application (Permit C 82-OS7). All listed threatened <br />or endangered species in the area, as well as, other species of concern have been referred <br />to in the permit and their habitat requirements and potential for occurrence described (as <br />requested by both the Division and USF'WS). For information on protection afforded to <br />Dry Creek's aquatic community and any threatened and endangered species and other <br />species of concern possibly present, please refer to Section B, Item XII of this document. <br />e <br />