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EMD (Panels 2 Right through 6 Right) (PR 97-04) <br />• As with the EMD, the proposed operations will not impact azeas of unusually high value for fish and wildlife. The <br />prior database survey, which is present in Exhibit 19A, indicates no nesting activity is occurring within the Middle <br />Creek drainage. The recovery rooms for the southern longwall panels in the EMD will be sufficiently removed <br />from the Twentymile Sandstone outcrop to prevent complete failure of the face. Therefore, the nests located in <br />this section of the Twentymile Sandstone will not be impacted by the continuing operations in the EMD. <br />NMD (Panels 17 Right through 2~Right) (PR 03-06) <br />Twentymile's continued expansion into this azea of the Northern Mining District will not impact areas of unusually <br />high value for fish and wildlife. There are no cliffs in the area that will be subsided housing raptors. The Fish <br />Creek valley will be subsided, as shown on Map 23, resulting in the potential increase in riparian habitat. The <br />flooded area will be dictated by surface flows in Fish Creek. During spring runoff more of the valley will be <br />flooded and then diminish as the runoff abates. The amount of flooded area is presented in the AVF report <br />prepazed by SubTerra for this revision. <br />j~ Protection of the hydrologic balance. <br /> <br />J <br />PR 03-06 2.05-127.1 <br />0/07/03 <br />