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Standard <br />Definition /Statement <br />#1 Upland Soils <br />Upland soils exhibit infiltration and permeability rates that are appropriate <br />to soil type, climate, land form, and geologic processes. Adequate soil <br />infiltration and permeability allows for the accumulation of soil moisture <br />necessary for optimal plant growth and vigor, and minimizes surface <br />runoff. <br />#2 Riparian <br />Systems <br />Riparian systems associated with both running and standing water, function <br />properly and have the ability to recover from major surface disturbances <br />such as fire, severe grazing, or 100 -year floods. Riparian vegetation <br />captures sediment, and provides forage, habitat and bio- diversity. Water <br />quality is improved or maintained. Stable soils store and release water <br />slowly. <br />#3 Plant and <br />Animal <br />Communities <br />Healthy, productive plant and animal communities of native and other <br />desirable species are maintained at viable population levels commensurate <br />with the species and habitat's potential. Plants and animals at both the <br />community and population level are productive, resilient, diverse, <br />vigorous, and able to reproduce and sustain natural fluctuations, and <br />ecological processes. <br />#4 Threatened and <br />Endangered <br />Species <br />Special status, threatened and endangered species (federal and state), and <br />other plants and animals officially designated by the BLM, and their <br />habitats are maintained or enhanced by sustaining healthy, native plant and <br />animal communities. <br />#5 Water Quality <br />The water quality of all water bodies, including ground water where <br />applicable, located on or influenced by BLM lands will achieve or exceed <br />the Water Quality Standards established by the State of Colorado. Water <br />Quality Standards for surface and ground waters include the designated <br />beneficial uses, numeric criteria, narrative criteria, and anti - degradation <br />requirements set forth under State law as found in (5 CCR 1002 -8), as <br />required by Section 303(c) of the Clean Water Act. <br />threatened and endangered species, and water quality. Standards describe conditions needed to sustain <br />public land health and relate to all uses of the public lands. Because a standard exists for these five <br />categories, a finding must be made for each of them in an environmental analysis. <br />Table 1: List of approved standards and findings located in specific elements. <br />AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT / ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS / MITIGATION MEASURES: <br />AIR QUALITY <br />PHYSICAL RESOURCES <br />Affected Environment: <br />Air quality in Park County, Colorado, is relatively clean in comparison to other counties in the US. The <br />county includes no non - attainment designations for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) <br />criteria air pollutants, as regulated by EPA under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) <br />(http: / /www.epa.gov /air /data/geosel.html). As inventoried by the Colorado Department of Public <br />11 <br />