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willow will be usuo. among other plant materials for revegetation. The <br /> majority of wetlands have already been displaced by tailing or other <br /> facilities at Climax and with respect to wildlife values, mitigation is <br /> difficult to provide. By restricting domestic grazing in the alpine <br /> lands around Climax, however, potential wildlife carrying capacity of <br /> the area is more apt to be achieved. <br /> Like any other industrial operation or municipality, Climax's discharge of <br /> its industrial water is r��gul ited by ;_ts INPDES permit. InC:srr;__ 1 water <br /> from the primary mining/milling operation is discharged into the Tenmile <br /> Creek, while aggregate mining water is discharged into the Arkansas River. <br /> The two discharges have different limitations as specified by each NPDES ' <br /> permit. Commencing with the operation of the new waste water treatment <br /> system, the discharge into Tenmile will be on a continuous basis and will <br /> consist of treated water. Historically, we all realize that accidental <br /> leaks and spills have occurred at Climax. Our monitoring and inspection <br /> program of our complex water system is a means for us to anticipate prob- <br /> lem areas so that impacts of leaks and spills may be minimized. <br /> Dr. Fred Glover's transects were laid in three subalpine habitat types; <br /> the wet spruce-fir, dry spruce-fir and willow in the area of Mayflower and <br /> Humbug Creeks. Dr. Glover's sampling was conducted in the fall for assess- <br /> ment of peak population densities. <br /> Specific information that we agreed upon follows: <br /> Page 7-14, 2nd paragraph addresses wildlife habitat displaced by the mining <br /> operation and the fact that the mining operation has prohibited, discouraged <br /> and altered wildlife utilization of the area. The greatest proportion of <br /> habitat to ultimately be displaced has already been displaced or disrupted. <br /> Alternate wording of this paragraph will be: 1) first sentence changed to: <br /> "Table7.3-2 provides the ultimate habitat acreages to be displaced by mining <br /> operations within each of the vegetation communities." 2) a following <br />