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Determination 1 <br />Resource <br />Rationale for Determination <br />PI <br />Terrestrial Wildlife* <br />See discussion below. <br />NP <br />Wild Horses <br />The proposed project is not located within the designated Piceance- <br />East Douglas Herd Management Area. <br />Heritage Resources and the Human Environment <br />PI <br />Cultural Resources <br />See discussion below. <br />PI <br />Paleontological <br />See discussion below. <br />Resources <br />Native American <br />There are no currently known locations of Native American <br />NP <br />Religious Concerns <br />Religious Concern near the project area. Tribal Consultation results <br />are discussed in the Cultural Resources section. <br />PI <br />Visual Resources <br />See discussion below. <br />PI <br />Hazardous or Solid <br />See discussion below. <br />Wastes <br />The Proposed Action lies within a B -3 and a C -2 Polygon. <br />Aggressive suppression actions will be taken in the B -3 Polygon due <br />to the potential for cheatgrass invasion. Areas of the Proposed Action <br />NI <br />Fire Management <br />that lie within the C2 Fire Management Polygon would require point <br />protection efforts during the management, using appropriate <br />management response (AMR) of naturally ignited fires to promote a <br />vegetation mosaic representing a spectrum of successional stages <br />(age classes). <br />PI <br />Social and Economic <br />See discussion below <br />Conditions <br />According to the Census Bureau statistics (2010), there are no <br />NP <br />Environmental Justice <br />minority or low income populations within the area of the Proposed <br />Action. (See discussion in Social and Economic Conditions Section) <br />Resource Uses <br />PI <br />Forest Management <br />See discussion below. <br />PT <br />Rangeland <br />See discussion below. <br />Management <br />There are no floodplains that will be impacted by the Proposed <br />Action. Some mine dewatering will occur and this water will be used <br />for drilling and other needs. Excess water will be surface discharged <br />along ephemeral tributaries to Red Wash. These stream channels <br />Floodplains, Hydrology, <br />may have some minor erosion as a result of this action. However, <br />NI <br />and Water Rights <br />due to the discharge design and the relatively brief period of <br />discharges proposed, these impacts are expected to be minimal. This <br />conclusion is based on site visits conducted in 2011 for proposed <br />discharge facilities that are of similar design to what would be used <br />to support this action. No additional freshwater use is proposed; <br />therefore, water rights for the White River would not be impacted. <br />PT <br />Realty Authorizations <br />See discussion below. <br />NI <br />Recreation <br />The Proposed Action is not anticipated to remove, preclude, or <br />negatively impact existing recreation opportunities and experiences. <br />F- PT <br />Access and <br />See discussion below. <br />Transportation <br />DOI- BLM -CO- 110- 2012 -0023 -EA 12 <br />