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grouse and Greater sage - grouse that have been de <br />adopted into rule by the Colorado Oil and Gas Co <br />recommended management actions that can be to <br />wildlife from oil and gas development; however, t <br />this proposal. The following recommendations are <br />are especially applicable in this case. <br />CSTG /GSG <br />• Recommendation of no surface occupancy <br />CSTG lek or .6 miles of active GSG leks <br />miles from an active GSG lek) <br />• Avoid operations within 1 25 miles of any <br />active GSG lek and within mapped CSTG <br />habitat outside the 1.25 and 4 mile buffers. <br />not disturb suitable nest cover or brood -re. <br />active CSTG lek or 4 miles of an active G <br />brood - rearing habitats outside the respecti <br />and GSG. <br />• Where activities must occur within 1.25 or <br />or within other mapped CSTG or GSG bre . <br />activities outside the period between Marc <br />to June 30 for GSG. <br />• Restrict site visitations to portions of the d <br />during the lekking season (March 1 to Jun: <br />for GSG). <br />• Use noise reduction equipment on any fan <br />(Note: operational noise should not exceed <br />source). <br />• Use topographical features or berms to pro <br />from known lek locations and as a noise su <br />• Design facilities and associated structures <br />not provide perches or nest substrates for r. <br />• Install raptor perch deterrents on equipmen <br />CSTG and GSG habitat. <br />In discussions about this project Peabody Coal rep <br />that it is not possible for them to relocate the prop <br />regards to applying BMP's for the protection of b <br />recommendation that construction activity take pl. <br />July 30 to minimize impacts during the critical bre <br />two grouse species. Furthermore, we suggest that <br />above (bullet points 4 thru 8) regarding post const <br />abatement, and raptor deterrents be adopted to pro <br />encourage Peabody Coal to enter into discussions <br />measures and/or a wildlife management plan to e <br />of grouse habitat under their ownership or control <br />2 <br />I <br />e <br />eloped by CPW. They have been <br />servation Commission as <br />n to minimize adverse impacts to <br />eir use is appropriate in the case of <br />from this list and are ones that we feel <br />(NSO) within 4 miles of any active <br />ote: proposed vent shaft location is.35 <br />nown CSTG lek or 4 miles of any <br />r GSG breeding, summer, and winter <br />Select sites for development that will <br />ng habitats within 1 25 miles of an <br />G lek, or within identified nesting and <br />e 1.25 and 4 mile perimeters for CSTG <br />4 miles of active CSTG and GSG leks <br />ding or summer habitat, conduct these <br />15 to July 30 for CSTG and March 1 <br />y between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm <br />1 for CSTG and March 1 to May 15 <br />compressors or associated equipment <br />49 dB measured at 30 feet from the <br />ide visual concealment of facilities <br />pressant. <br />e. rock dust bins) such that they do <br />ptors, crows and ravens. <br />, fences, cross arms and pole tops in <br />esentatives have indicated to CPW <br />sed vent shaft location. Therefore, in <br />h CSTG and GSG, it is CPW's <br />e outside of the period of March 1 to <br />ding and production periods for these <br />e additional recommendations listed <br />ction site visitations, noise <br />-ct these species. CPW would also <br />ith us regarding potential mitigation <br />ance and/or protect surrounding areas <br />order to mitigate the cumulative <br />3 <br />