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Smoky Canyon Mine Panels F & G

Record of Decision

Transmittal LetterBLM Forest Service

Final Environmental Impact Statement

Cover, Dear Reader, Table of Contents Executive Summary  

Introduction/Purpose & Need

Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Fig1.0-1 Location Map Chapter 1 Fig1.0-2 Existing & Proposed Operations
Chapter 1 Fig1.0-3 KPLAs   

Description of Proposed Action and Alternatives

Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Fig2.3-1 2004 Historic & Existing Operations Chapter 2 Fig2.3-2 Open Pit Mining
Chapter 2 Fig2.4-1 Proposed Action Ultimate Pit Map Chapter 2 Fig2.4-2 Typical Haul/Access Road Chapter 2 Fig2.4-3 Pit E-O Area to be Backfilled from Panel F
Chapter 2 Fig2.4-4 Proposed Action Final Configuration Map Chapter 2 Fig2.5-1 Overburden Cap Design Chapter 2 Fig2.6-1 Alternative A / Panel F Ultimate Pit Map without Lease Modifications
Chapter 2 Fig2.6-2 Alternative A / Panel F Final Configuration Map without Lease Modifications Chapter 2 Fig 2.6-3 Alternative B / Final Configuration without Seleniferous External Overburden Chapter 2 Fig2.6-4 Alternative C / Final Configuration without Any External Overburden
Chapter 2 Fig2.6-5 Alternative D / Cover Design Chapter 2 Fig2.6-6 Alternative D / Dinwoody Shale Borrow Pits and Stockpiles Chapter 2 Fig2.6-7 Alternative E / Cross Section of Power Line Along Haul/Access Road
Chapter 2 Fig2.6-8a Transportation Alternatives Chapter 2 Fig2.6-8b Unreclaimed Areas for Transportation Alternatives Chapter 2 Fig2.6-9 Transportation Alternatives with IRAs
Chapter 2 Fig2.6-10 Conveyor Characteristics Chapter 2 Fig2.6-11a Crow Creek/Wells Canyon Access Road South Half Chapter 2 Fig2.6-11b Crow Creek/Wells Canyon Access Road North Half

Affected Environment

Chapter 3 Pages i thru 3-76 Chapter 3 Pages 3-77thru 3-185 Chapter 3 Pages 3-186 thru 3-250
Chapter 3 Fig3.1-1 Surface Geology and Faults Chapter 3 Fig3.1-2 Panel F Area Cross Section Chapter 3 Fig3.1-3 Panel G Area Cross Section
Chapter 3 Fig3.1-4 Strategic Section Chapter 3 Fig3.1-5 Ecological Conceptual Site Model Chapter 3 Fig3.2-1 Noise
Chapter 3 Fig3.3-1 Location Map - Water Resources Chapter 3 Fig3.3-2 Aquatic Influence Zones Chapter 3 Fig3.3-3 Surface Water Monitoring Stations in Study Areas
Chapter 3 Fig3.3-4 Panel F East-West Cross Section Chapter 3 Fig3.3-5 Panel F North-South Cross Section Chapter 3 Fig3.3-6 Panel G East-West Cross Section
Chapter 3 Fig3.3-7 Panel G North-South Cross Section Chapter 3 Fig3.3-8 Monitoring Well Locations Chapter 3 Fig3.3-9 Modeled Potentlometric Surface and Groundwater Flow Direction
Chapter 3 Fig3.4-1 Soil Mapping Units of Panel F Chapter 3 Fig3.4-2 Soil Mapping Units of Panel G Chapter 3 Fig3.4-3 Order 3 General Soils of Transportation Areas
Chapter 3 Fig3.5-1 Vegetation Cover Types in Project Area Chapter 3 Fig3.5-2 Noxious Weeds Chapter 3 Fig3.6-1 Wetlands
Chapter 3 Fig3.7-1 Big Game Winter Range Chapter 3 Fig3.7-2 Western Toad Habitat at Sage Meadows Chapter 3 Fig3.8-1 Fisheries and Aquatic Survey Locations
Chapter 3 Fig3.9-1 Grazing Allotments in the CEA Chapter 3 Fig3.10-1 USFS Road Designations and Recreational Points Chapter 3 Fig3.10-2 Private Owners
Chapter 3 Fig 3.10-3 Management Prescriptions - Suitable Timber Chapter 3 Fig3.10-4 Land Status and Special Use Permits Chapter 3 Fig3.11-1 Inventoried Roadless Areas of Sage Creek, Meade Peak and Gannett Spring
Chapter 3 Fig3.12-1 Visual Quality Objectives Chapter 3 Fig3.12-2 Viewshed Chapter 3 Fig3.12-3 Viewshed
Chapter 3 Fig3.12-4 Viewshed Chapter 3 Fig3.12-5 Viewshed Chapter 3 Fig3.12-6 Viewshed
Chapter 3 Fig3.12-7 Viewshed Chapter 3 Fig3.12-8 Viewshed  

Environmental Consequences

Chapter 4 Pages i thru 4-122 Chapter 4 Pages 4-123 thru 4-253 Chapter 4 Fig4.3-2 Location of Points for Modeled COPC Concentrations
Chapter 4 Fig4.3-3   0.05 mg/L Selenium Plume at 47 years, Proposed Action Chapter 4 Fig4.3-4   0.05 mg/L Selenium Plume at 100 years, Proposed Action  
Chapter 4 Fig4.3-5   0.05 mg/L Selenium Plume at 48 years, Alternative A Chapter 4 Fig4.3-6   0.05 mg/L Selenium Plume at 100 years, Alternative A Chapter 4 Fig4.3-7   0.05 mg/L Selenium Plume at 50 years, Alternative B
Chapter 4 Fig4.3-8   0.05 mg/L Selenium Plume at 100 years, Alternative B Chapter 4 Fig4.3-9   0.05 mg/L Selenium Plume at 50 years, Alternative C Chapter 4 Fig4.3-10   0.05 mg/L Selenium Plume at 100 years, Alternative C
Chapter 4 Fig4.3-11   0.05 mg/L Selenium Plume at 100 years, Alternative D Chapter 4 Fig4.12-1 Visual Simulation  

Cumulative Effects

Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Fig5.1-1 Cumulative Effects Area for Geology, Minerals and Topography Chapter 5 Fig5.2-1 Cumulative Effects for Air and Noise Resources
Chapter 5 Fig5.3-1 Cumulative Effects Area for Ground Water Resources Chapter 5 Fig5.3-2 Site Investigation Wells Chapter 5 Fig5.4-1 Cumulative Effects Area for Surface Water, Soils, Vegetation, Wetlands, Fisheries and Aquatics, Visual/Aesthetics, Cultural and Noise Resources
Chapter 5 Fig5.8-1 Cumulative Effects Area for Wildlife, Including Special Status Species Chapter 5 Fig5.10-1 Cumulative Effects Area for Grazing Management Chapter 5 Fig5.11-1 Cumulative Effects Area for Recreation and Land Use
Chapter 5 Fig5.12-1 Cumulative Effects Area for Inventoried Roadless Areas   
Chapter 6 - Consultation and Coordination   Chapter 7   - Comments and ResponseChapter 8  - References, Index, Acronyms and Glossary

Appendix

Appendix 2A Part 1 - CERCLA Investigations and Response for Smoky Canyon Mine and South Fork Sage Creek Appendix 2A Part 2 - CERCLA Investigations and Response for Smoky Canyon Mine and South Fork Sage Creek Appendix 2A Part 2 - Figure 1 Sage Valley Area October 2006 Surface Water and Groundwater Monitoring Locations
Appendix 2A Part 2 - Figure 2  E Panel Groundwater Monitoring Locations October 2006 Appendix 2A Part 2 - Figure 3  Pre E Panel Total Selenium Concentrations for HS and LSS (1991-1998) Appendix 2A Part 2 - Figure 4 Flow and Total Selenium Concentrations for HS and LSS During E Panel Activities (April 1999 - September 2004)
Appendix 2A Part 2 - Figure 5  Flow and Total Selenium Concentrations for HS and LSS During E Panel Activities (October 2004 - January 2007) Appendix 2A Part 2 - Figure 6  Smoky Canyon Mine Monthly Precipitation Totals Appendix 2A Part 2 - Figure 7  E panel and E Panel External ODA Run-On Areas
Appendix 2A Part 2 - Figure 8  2006 Reclamation Status E Panel   

Appendix 2B   Stream Crossing Analysis

Appendix 2C   Environmental Commitments and BMPs for Haul/Access Roads

Appendix 2D   BMPs for Erosion, Sedimentation, and Selenium Control
Appendix 2E   Monitoring Plan  
Appendix 3A - Part 1  Historic Stream Flow Measurement Summary and 2003 and 2004 Stream Flow Measurement Data Appendix 3A - Part 2  Summary of Surface Water Data Appendix 3A - Part 3  Summary of Sediment Data
Appendix 3A - Part 4  Summary of Water Rights Points of Diversion Appendix 3A - Part 5  Summary of Groundwater Data Appendix 3A - Part 6  Graphical Plots (Piper and Stiff Diagrams) Figures H-1 to H-9
Appendix 3A - Part 7  2005 Water Resources Baseline Data Appendix 3A - Part 8  Smoky Canyon Mine - Area A Monitoring Data - May-June 2006 Appendix 3A - Part 9  GYC 2005 Data
Appendix 3A - Part 10  2005 Water Monitoring Data Collected by Newfields for Simplot Appendix 3A - Part 11  2005 Water Monitoring Data Collected by ACZ for IDEQ Appendix 3A - Part 12  2006 Water Monitoring Data Collected by Newfields for Simplot
Appendix 3B   Spawning Gravel Requirements for Cutthroat Trout  
Appendix 3C - Selenium Bioaccumulation (Chapman Report) Appendix 3C - Summary of Review Comments and Actions Taken Appendix 3C - Technical Memorandum
Appendix 4A -  Watershed Erosion Prediction Project ModelingAppendix 4B -  Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Biological Evaluation 
Appendix 7A -  Federal, State and Local Agencies and Elected Officials Comment Letters on the DEIS  

 

 


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