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EXHIBIT H - Wildlife Information <br />(1) <br />(a) Attached is a description of the significant wildlife resources on the affected land <br />Exhibit H, Page H-2 to H-49. <br />Weeminuche Construction Authority (WCA) was the general contractor on the Bureau of <br />Reclamation's (BOR) Animas-La Plata project from 2002 to the present. WCA was <br />required to implement procedures that would meet the BOR's environmental <br />commitments made through law in the Environmental Impact Statement. The project area <br />of the Animas Glacier Gravel pit was included in the attached BOR Environmental <br />Commitments as well as the surrounding area. The commitments more specifically <br />identify the significant wildlife resources found on the affected land and surrounding <br />areas as well as the seasonal use of the area and the presence and estimated population of <br />threatened or endangered species from either federal or state lists. The general effect <br />during and after the proposed operation on the existing wildlife of the area, including <br />temporary and permanent loss of food and habitat, interference with migratory routes and <br />the general effect on the wildlife from human activity and noise is also in the BOR's <br />Environmental Commitments. The Bureau of Reclamation's Animas-La Plata Project <br />Draft Biological Assessment and Environmental Commitments of the project Areas are <br />provided as Exhibit H, Page H-50 to H-97. <br />WCA will continue to mitigate, avoid and reduce potential environmental impacts by <br />clearing known nesting areas prior to April 15; by working 20 acre plots at any one time; <br />by reclaiming with seed each plot as soon as possible after disturbance; by restricting <br />noise, traffic and human use on the property that is not within the mining boundaries or <br />access road; by assuring no discharges of stormwater or processing water will leave the <br />site; by initiating and installing Best Management Practices to prevent spills of toxic <br />products, to perform good house-keeping methods, and for noise control and elimination. <br />Animas Glacier Gravel Pit <br />Weeminuche Construction Authority <br />EXHIBIT H - Page H-1