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the permit area. Thus, the assumption must be made that a biological <br />community exists in Dry Creek at the permit area since one exists <br />upstream. Signing of the buffer zone will be done in consultation with <br />the regulatory authority in 1993 following permit issuance and snowmelt. <br />The USFWS has indicated that adverse impacts to wetlands must be avoided. <br />Establishment of the stream buffer zone will also ensure protection of <br />the wetland habitat along Dry Creek. The units mapped as aquatic areas <br />along Dry Creek in Tab 11 and alkaline meadow in Tab 10 can be <br />characterized as wetlands according to Cowardin, et al., 1979. <br />8. All project activities will be evaluated on an ongoing basis to determine <br />if impacts will occur to important wildlife species (e.g., Gold eagle, <br />Bald eagle, Loggerhead shrike) . The operator will consult with the <br />appropriate wildlife agencies if conflicts are identified. <br />TR -07 5 Revised 03/05 <br />9. The owner /applicant will compensate the USFWS or its designee for <br />depletion of water resources in the Upper Colorado River Basin resulting <br />from operation of the Loadout facility. The average annual depletion <br />(worst case) is 55.4 acre -feet (ac-ft). <br />The average annual depletion has been derived using extreme worst case <br />assumptions because actual water usage that will occur during operation <br />is not known. Consumptive uses include uses that cause a net loss to the <br />system. Consumptive uses are annual pumpage from the production well (H- <br />G Shallow well No. 1) for operational needs, and annual evaporation from <br />the free water surfaces at the sediment control ponds. Transpiration <br />losses are considered to be negligible. <br />The maximum (righted) rate of water withdrawal from the production well <br />is 0.33 cfs. Assuming that water is pumped for eight hours per day, five <br />days a week, for 50 weeks each year, approximately 54.5 ac -ft would be <br />removed from the Yampa River alluvium on an annual basis. This is an <br />extreme pumping scenario since water usage at the loadout consists only <br />of bathhouse consumption, dust suppression, and wash -down water. <br />TR -07 5 Revised 03/05 <br />