Ward, Harold From: Jason Bostic Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2017 3:21 PM To: Ward, Harold Cc: McDaniel, John; Halstead, Lewis Lowman, Ben Subject: Re: Please see attached. Excellent work Sent from my iPhone On Jul 1, 2017, at 6:40 PM, Ward, Harold wrote: Staff with the right expertise and placing actionable items into the hands of the right people. Really cooperative approach on everyone's end. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 1, 2017, at 6:37 PM, McDaniel, John wrote: Great job! On Jul 1, 2017, at 6:26 PM, Ward, Harold wrote: Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Landon Davis" To: "Ward, Harold Subject: Fwd: Please see attached. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Devito, Vincent" To: Casey Hammond Subject: Please see attached. <20170628172516669.pdf> Disclaimer: The information contained in this e-mail. and in any accompanying documents, may constitute confidential and/or legally privileged information. The information is intended only for use by the designated recipient. If you are not the intended recipient (or responsible for delivery of the message to the intended recipient), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance on this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message from your system. i L10 [:?fipliiw? ,3 im .. Guide to Consideration of Potential Mining-related Impacts on the Guyandotte 7? River and Big Sandy River Crayfishes Guyandotte River crayfish, Combarus veteranus, and the Federally Threatened Big Sandy River crayfish, Cambarus callianus, to potential impacts wrought by mining activities. The information includes an initial key to determine which protective measures, if any, are needed in consideration of/mitigation for designed to protect all wildlife, are considered sufficient to protect aquatic species, including Federal species. As such, the anticipates no impacts to the species if these and all permit provisions are adhered to; therefore, the calculated direct and incidental take associated with projects that meet and maintain these criteria is zero. INITIAL KEY TO CONSIDERATION OF IMPACTS TO CRAYFISHES 1.) Does the proposed action occur within a watershed of known occurrence for or within the described range of the threatened or endangered crayfish species? go to step 2 No no further action needed 2.) Does the proposed action immediately impact a 3rd order stream segment or larger within a known occurrence watershed or does the proposed action directly impact a tributary to a 3?d order stream segment that is less than 500m from the confluence with a order stream segment or larger? Yes go to step 3 No ,provide standard benthic/habitat/water quality data required to assess the impacts of the proposed action, provide results for baseline analyses, no further action needed 3.) Conduct physical habitat assessment to determine the potential for crayfish colonization. Based upon the results of the survey, was potential habitat for the species present in the impacted stream segment? Yes, potential habitat go to step 4 No, potential habitat not present provide habitat survey results including photo documentation, no further action needed 4.) Conduct presence/absence survey for the crayfish species via approved crayfish surveyor. Were cray?sh species located in the surveyed stream segment? Yes, crayfish species go to step 5 No, crayfish species not present provide survey results, no further action needed 5.) Complete a protection and enhancement plan (PEP) and incidental Take statement for the identi?ed crayfish species and include documentation within section H-4 of the permit. Also, include a consultation closure letter from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. WATER QUALITY PROTECTIVE MEASURES NEEDED FOR CRAYFISHES As part of the permit conditions associated with the proposed action, all applicable water quality standards are expected to be met, both for human health and the health of aquatic life, including endangered species. Since no information exists within the published, peer-reviewed literature to suggest that any additional parameters or water quality criteria are needed to protect these species, it is ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE IMPACTS OF SEDIMENTATION EMANATING FROM MINING ACTIONS IMPACTING FEDERALLY THREATENED AND ENDANGERED CRAYFISHES The following guidance will be used to monitor and mitigate for any extraneous impacts from sedimentation emanating from the proposed action. At the first three (3) 300?meter stream segments, continuous or interrupted by tributary, of the action or discharge, sediment monitoring stations will be established and periodically inspected. In the absence of an annual high precipitation event, the sediment monitoring stations will be sediment deposition and embeddedness decline from ?optimum? conditions to ?suboptimum?). Mitigation for potential habitat lost due to the impacts from sedimentation emanation from the proposed action shall include restoration of the habitat feature described as the most limiting factor affecting the occurrence ofthese crayfishes?slab boulders. At a rate of one hundred (100) slab boulder structures per 300-meter station, the stream reaches impacted will be augmented with the lacking habitat. These structures, along with natural features, will be surveyed for occupancy, as the monitoring of these reaches for continued impacts from sedimentation persists throughout the duration of the permit. It is not expected that sedimentation from a permitted action should displace any species, including crayfish, as the annual monitoring of benthic invertebrates associated with the action is designed to detect such impacts.