PERMFILE137694

• Permit No: C1980007
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/15/2002
• Doc Name: Environmental Assessment, Panels 16-24
• Section_Exhibit Name: Exhibit 80 Drilling Activities - TR96
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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SUMMARY COMPARISON OF ALTERNATIVES
Alternatives

Issues/Concerns Alt. 1
No Action Alt. 2
Proposed
Action
Sylvester
Gulch Access Alt. 3
Minnesota
Creek Access
Alternative Alt. 4
Reclaim all
New Roads
- ~ Ali. 5
Modify to
Comply
w/Stipulations .
w/o Exce lion
Road Use and Construction
Existing Roads Used in Project Area 11.4 mi 11.4 mi 11.4 mi 11.4 mi 11.4 mi
Proposed Roads Constructed on Historic
Road Locations 0.0 mi 8.6 mi 8.0 mi 8.0 mi 6.8 mi
Proposed Roads Constructed in New
Locations 0.0 mi 4.1 mi 2.9 mi 4.1 mi 2.7 mi
Total Road Construction in Project Area 0.0 mi 12.7 mi 10.9 mi 12.1 mi 9.5 mi
Road Construction Disturbance Acres 0.0 ac 30.5 ac 25.1 ac 29.5 ac 22.2 ac
Total Roads Used in Project Area 11.4 24.1 22.3 23.5 20.9
Road Disposition After 2007
Existing Road Remaining Open 6.2 mi 5.9 mi 5.9 mi 5.9 mi 5.9 mi
New Road Remainin 0 en 0.0 mi 3.8 mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Road Converted to Trail lAdmin. Usel 0.0 mi 1.7 mi 1.7 mi 1.7 mi 1.4 mi
Road Closed and Returned to ATV Trail 4.2 mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Road Obliterated 1.0 mi 12.7 mi 14.7 mi 13.8 mi 14.5 mi
Total Road Decommissioned 5.2 mi 14.4 mi 16.4 mi 15.5 mi 15.0 mi
Road Decommissionin Disturbance 18.9 ac 52.4 ac 59.6 ac 56.4 ac 54.5 ac
Drill Pad Disturbance and MDWs
Number of Drill Pads 0 54 54 54 45
Drill Pad Disturbance Acrea e 0 37.8 ac 37.8 ac 37.8 ac 31.5 ac
MDWs 0 70 70 70 57
Total Disturbance/Reclaimed Acrea e
Total Construction Disturbance 0.0 ac 68.3 ac 62.9 ac 67.3 ac 53.7 ac
Total Reclaimed Acreage 18.9 ac 90.2 ac 97.4 ac 94.2 ac 86.0 ac
Disturbance in Restricted Areas
Disturbance in High Geologic Hazard
Areas 0.0 ac 0.2 ac 0.2 ac 0.2 ac 0.0 ac
Disturbance in Steep Slo a Areas 0.0 ac 3.4 ac 1.3 ac 3.4 ac 0.0 ac
Disturbance in Waterlniluence Zone 0.0 ac 5.4 ac 5.4 ac 5.4 ac 0.0 ac
Wildlife Impacts
Habitat Capability/Effectiveness
2002 to 2007 45% 33% 33°k 33% 34%
Habitat Capability/Effectiveness
after 2007 45°k 46% 48% 48% 48%
Livestock and Grazin Impacts
Temporary Loss of Grazing Capacity 24 AUM 42 AUM 38 AUM 42 AUM 37 AUM
Roadless Area Affected
Affected Area 2002 to 2007 1,072 ac 3,010 ac 3,010 ac 3,010 ac 2,380 ac
Affected Area Post-Project after 2007 0 ac 674 ac 0 ac 0 ac 0 ac
Notes: For Alternative 2, the "Total Road Decommissioned", "Road Decommissioning Disturbance", and "Total Reclaimed
Acreage" figures do not include deferred reclamation of the Sylvester Gulch access route, which would add 3.8 miles to the
road decommissionin ti ures and 13.8 acres to the road decommissioning disturbance and reclaimed acrea a fi ures.