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DETAILED DESCRIPTION <br />SIG;JIFICANT PONCS AND SIGNIFICANT SPRINGS PIITIGATION PLAN <br />Present Situation: <br />CWI has identified and mapped a great number of springs and ponds. `Iriis was done <br />utilizing aerial photos and field reconnaissance. <br />Ponds can vary in size Fran a few acre feet to small, randanly located dugout <br />ponds in small drainages. 'Ihe shall dugout ponds were constructed as part of <br />fence construction to best utilize earthmoving equipment. The water in the ponds <br />is used by both cattle and wildlife. Typically, the cattle are being moved Fran <br />1 ower elevations to higher elevations. Wildlife also moves throughout this area <br />during seasonal changes. Discussion with BU1 (Ferguson, personal camnunication) <br />indicates that cattle are adaptable to water sources up to a one-mile radius. <br />This is especially true where the herds are being moved through the area and not <br />grazed continually in the area. wildlife are even more adaptable and search out <br />available ponds. C.WI has selected a group of significant ponds based on this <br />one-mile radius and fenced areas, Refer to hlap 4-3. Ot)~er ponds could be dis- <br />rupted, but these ponds are not necessary for maintaining the pre-mining use of <br />rangeland. <br />CWI has also selected significant springs. 4fiese springs are utilized for bene- <br />ficial use as demonstrated by being adjudicated. Typically, most springs in the <br />permit area are fran colluvial deposits, snit low flows, are not developed, and <br />are not adjudicated. <br />If a pond or spring were not designated as significant, CWI believes interruption <br />of flow or storage capacity will not affect the pre- or post-mining land use. <br />~~ <br />