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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 2008 <br />for vehicles traveling to and from the mine site. NSI received no reports of deer killed by <br />employees or contract vehicles in 2008. <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 2008, 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. Elk, deer, coyotes, and fox were noted in and <br />around the well-field throughout the year. <br />6.6 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. <br />Process wastewater, including plant wash down and contaminated precipitation runoff, was directed <br />to the process pond. A pump in the process pond allows NSI to recycle the water to the barren <br />system. The wastewater pond stores water from the cooling tower blow down, water softener brine <br />and blow down from the boilers. <br />2008 Annual Report 28 of 28