COOPERATING AGENCIES WITH JURISDICTION AND REQUIRED PERMITS 



> A Stream Preservation Act Permit (124 Permit) is required from the Department of Fish, 

 Wildlife, and Parks (DFWP) for activities that could disturb the bed or banks of any 

 perennial stream. 



> DNRC is a member of the Montana Airshed Group, which regulates slash burning that is 

 done by DNRC. DNRC received an air-quality permit through participation in the 

 Montana Airshed group. 



CONCERNS RAISED DURING SCOPING 



Through the scoping process, issues were raised by the public, specialists from the DNRC, 

 special interest groups, and other agencies about the potential impacts of the proposed action to 

 the environment. The issues are grouped and summarized below. Some of the issues will not 

 receive further analysis in the EIS. The rationale for not carrying those issues forth is explained. 

 The remaining issues will be analyzed further in the EIS. 



Comments were received expressing concerns that: 



Hydrology 



> The proposed action may adversely affect water quality and have negative 

 cumulative impacts throughout the drainage 



Concerns related to water centered on three items: 



Water Quality: Land management activities such as timber harvesting and road 

 construction can impact water quality by accelerating sediment delivery to streams above 

 natural levels. These impacts are caused by sediment produced from roads, skid trails in 

 harvest units, removal of vegetation along stream channels, and by the installation of 

 structures for crossing stream channels. 



Cumulative Watershed Effects: Potential cumulative watershed effects include impacts 

 to water quality and quantity that result from the interaction of past and current activities 

 and the proposed action. Timber harvesting and other activities can affect the timing of 

 runoff, increase peak flows, and increase overall water yield of drainage, hicreased peak 

 flows and/or duration of peak flows may result in physical damage to stream channels 

 causing instability, loss of fish habitat and downstream water quality impact. 



Cold Water Fisheries -Land management activities such as timber harvest and road 

 construction can impact cold water fisheries habitat by accelerating sediment delivery to 

 streams, reducing potential recruitment of large woody debris, and reducing fish passage. 

 These impacts are caused by sediment produced from roads, skid trails and landings, 



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