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permit area. Occasional transient observations are possible for certain species (see Tab 11) 5. The fish and wildlife habitats which occur naturally in the permit area are in relatively poor condition due to land uses surrounding the permit area (e.g., proximate urban areas, livestock grazing, and agricultural activities). 6. No water quality problems have been identified at the pre- existing sediment control ponds. 7. The 69 KV transmission lines that cross the permit area are owned, and were installed, by Yampa Valley :electric Association (YVEA) and conform to local, State and Federal regulations (Source: Permit Application Package for Permit too. C -80 -003, Volume I, Section 2.05.6). YVEA has an right -of -way easement from HGTi, as the successor to H -G Coal Company, to operate and maintain electrical transmission lines. A copy of the easement agreement for the 69 KV transmission line is found in Appendix 3 -4. Right -of -way easements for historic overhead three -phase power lines are noted on pages 3 -4.20 and 3 -4.21. H -G Coal Company also deeded, for as long as it is needed by YVEA, a parcel of land located in the SW 14 of the SW 14 Section 14 and the SE /4 of the SE /4 of Section 15, Township 6 North, Range 88 West to YVEA for the construction and operation of an electrical substation. A copy of the special warranty deed is also included in Appendix 3 -4. 8. The USFWS issued a Section 7 biological opinion in July 1993, that indicated the Loadout facility could cause a potential depletion of water in the Upper Colorado River Basin (i.e., Yampa River). This depletion might negatively impact federally protected fishes. 9. Certain protected species or species of high concern could rarely transit the permit area causing potential conflicts due to feeding, resting, or perching behaviors. I* TR -07 2 Revised 03/06