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CHAPTERFOUR Environmental Consequences and Mitigation <br />Permanent Impacts <br />Permanent impacts to the North Fruita Desert SRMA would include the operation of new <br />transportation and utility corridors and changing the existing land use from an open range <br />environment to an industrial use. <br />Mitigation Measures <br />No mitigation measures are necessary. <br />Alternatives Carried Forward for Further Consideration <br />Grade-Separated Crossing at CR M.8 <br />The grade-separated crossing at CR M8 is not located within any wilderness or special <br />designations. Therefore there would be no impacts to wilderness and special designations. <br />Four-Quadrant Traffic Control Devices <br />The four-quadrant traffic control devices would not be located within any wilderness or special <br />designations; therefore, there would be no change to wilderness and special designations. <br />Transmission Line Alternative A <br />Transmission Line Alternative A would cross 4.1 miles of BLM lands within the North Fruita <br />Desert SRMA. <br />Transmission Line Alternative B <br />Transmission Line Alternative B would cross 5.8 miles of BLM lands within the North Fruita <br />Desert SRMA. <br />Transmission Line Alternative C <br />Transmission Line Alternative C would cross 7.7 miles of BLM lands within the North Fruita <br />Desert SRMA. <br />4.1.4 Recreation <br />No Action Alternative <br />Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed mine development would not occur and there <br />would be no change to existing recreation. <br />Proposed Action Alternative <br />The project area has a variety of dispersed recreation opportunities on BLM-managed land, and <br />also contains the Highline Lake State Park, which offers camping and water-related activities. <br />BLM land between the Highline Canal and the Book Cliffs is within the North Fruita Desert <br />SRMA and is managed for multiple use, with an emphasis on recreation opportunities (see <br />Section 3.1.4). <br />4-10 <br />DBMS 565 <br />