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6.4 Deer Road Kill Study <br />Per the monitoring requirement from the BLM, NSI compiled deer road kill data throughout 2007 <br />for vehicles traveling to and from the mine site. NSI received no reports of deer killed by <br />employees or contract vehicles in 2007. <br />6.5 Raptor Survey <br />Per mitigation requirements of the BLM Record of Decision, annual raptor breeding activity was <br />monitored. Raptor breeding activity inventories are conducted in the planned and current well <br />field to identify breeding/nesting areas. As a result of inventories, mitigation or modification of <br />drilling activity can be developed prior to disturbance. <br />In 2007, inventories of raptor transects were performed from May to July. No new nests were <br />spotted within the survey area. <br />6.6 Other Observations <br />No wild horses were spotted within the well-field. lk, deer, coyotes, and fox were noted in and <br />around the well-field throughout the year. <br />6.7 Waste Disposal <br />Common domestic solid waste is collected in containers and periodically transported to the Rio <br />Blanco County landfill. Sewage from the plant is directed to a septic system with drain field. In <br />2007, no hazardous waste was generated or shipped. Process wastewater, including plant wash <br />down and contaminated precipitation runoff, was directed to the process pond. A pump in the <br />process pond allows NSI to recycle the water to the barren system. The wastewater pond stores <br />water from the cooling tower blow down, water softener brine and blow down from the boilers. <br />2007 Annual Report 30 <br />