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Location of Permit Area <br />The Hayden Gulch Loadout is located in Routt County, Colorado on lands within: <br />Township 6 North, Range 88 West of the 6 Principal Meridian <br />Section 10 Portions of E1 /2 <br />Section 14 Portions of W1 /2, SE1 /4, and SW1 /4 <br />Section 15 Portions of E1 /2E1/2 <br />Section 22 Portions ofNE1 /4 <br />Section 23 Portions ofNl /2N1 /2NW1 /4 <br />Section 24 Portions of NE l /4, NW 1 /4 <br />Land Use <br />Description of the Environment <br />i uwiisnlp u 'NW tii i�aiige o i west of Inc o "` rrincipai Meridian <br />Section 17 Portions of SWl /4, SE1 /4, and NE1 /4 <br />Section 18 Portions of SE1 /4 <br />Section 19 Portions of N1 /2 <br />Land use information is found in Tab 4 and in Exhibit 4 -1 of the permit application. Regional <br />land use patterns are shown in Figure 1, Tab 4 of the permit application. Specific findings <br />regarding land use are described in Section B, Item XI of this document. <br />Land use in the permit area and surrounding area is primarily agricultural, rangeland, industrial <br />(a regional airport and Routt County maintenance facility), and wildlife habitat. Land is farmed <br />along the northern margin of the railroad spur and south of the loadout facility, with winter <br />wheat being the principal crop. Cattle are also grazed in the area. Most of the disturbance <br />associated with the construction of the loadout occurred in areas historically utilized for crop <br />production but which were taken out of production and seeded with introduced grasses prior to <br />construction of the loadout. <br />Historically, grazing pressure has been heavy in the Dry Creek drainage and adjacent alkaline <br />shrublands. Part of the permit area is lightly grazed. A variety of wildlife species use the area's <br />rangeland and seeded cropland areas. Use by some species may decrease while the loadout and <br />railroad spur are in operation. <br />The Yampa Valley Airport is located one - quarter mile northeast of the permit area. No private <br />dwellings are near the permit area. The loadout currently has a special use permit and is in <br />compliance with the land use plans of both Routt County and the Town of Hayden. <br />Postmining land use will consist of utilization for grazing and wildlife. <br />Geology <br />The HG Loadout and TAHR are located in the Dry Creek and Sage Creek drainages <br />approximately two miles north of the Williams Fork Mountains. The permit area is underlain by <br />the Lewis shale, a predominantly dark -gray to bluish, marine shale of Cretaceous age. The Lewis <br />Hayden Gulch Loadout 8 November 22, 2011 <br />