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• ENVIRONMENTAL AND LANDOWNER/LEASOR PROTECTION <br /> Vehicular travel will be restricted to routes and time periods when rutting of the <br /> land surface and excessive damage to the vegetation will not occur. <br /> All gates will be left open or closed, as found. Livestock will not be harassed and <br /> measures will be taken to prevent livestock injury during the proposed exploration <br /> activities. <br /> Ignition of wildfires from the drilling operation is very unlikely. All equipment is <br /> in good operating condition and will be positioned at the sites such that manifolds and <br /> exhaust systems are not in contact with vegetation. Tall vegetation (such as sagebrush) <br /> will be clipped as necessary to eliminate fire hazards. Vehicles will be equipped with <br /> fire extinguishers and, if necessary, the drilling crew's water truck will be made <br /> available. <br /> • Hazards created from flooding are remote. The drill rig will be equipped with a <br /> packer insert, however, in the unlikely event that artesian flow becomes unmanageable. <br /> Activities in the stream floodplains will occur when soil moisture conditions <br /> permit access to the site without damage to the land surface. No dams or <br /> embankments will be created that could potentially impact the streamflows. <br /> Wildlife will not be threatened, harassed, or otherwise endangered during the <br /> operation. P&M has conducted a thorough study of wildlife in the Twentymile Park <br /> Area. One species has been observed which is listed as endangered by the Colorado <br /> Division of Wildlife. The species, the Greater Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis), is <br /> known to nest in the general region. One pair had been observed nesting in Section 9, <br /> T5N, R86W, which will not be impacted by the proposed operation. No other species of <br /> wildlife listed as threatened or endangered by either the Colorado Division of Wildlife <br /> or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are known to inhabit the area. <br /> The Colorado Historical Society was contacted for information regarding the <br /> • archeological/cultural sites in the proposed exploration area. Section 2 contains site <br /> 5RT00113A and Section 22 contains sites 5RT00028A, 5RT00031A and 5RT00177A. <br /> PR-31-16 -16- <br /> 6/10/83 <br />