Appendix F3.12 Rangelands and Grazing
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Appendix F3.12 Rangelands and Grazing BLM June 2011 Appendix F3.12 Table of Contents Figure F3.12-1 Grazing Allotments Table F3.12-1 Grazing Allotments Located Within the ROWs/Groundwater Development Areas for the Proposed Action Table F3.12-2 Springs in Area of Potential Impact per Grazing Allotments by Time Period Table F3.12-3 Sum of Miles of Perennial and Ephemeral Streams within the Area of Drawdown 10-foot or Greater Table F3.12-4 Sum of Acres by Drawdown of Greater than 10-foot to Wetland/Meadow and Basin Shrubland Vegetation Table F3.12-5 Cumulative Alternatives Comparison Carlin West Wendover Battle Mountain 196 306 228 144 ALT 93 93 55 22 Elko County 218 100 White Pine County 14 87 349 36 278 311 128 173 88 Tooele County 13 2 362 34 DEEP 382 Callao Juab County 489 335 278 147 CREEK 277 207 VALLEY Lander 113 256 County 177 FISH 130 211 SPRINGS STEPTOE 208 120 FLAT VALLEY 160 380 86 893 165 291 17 132 352 205 Juab County 892 96 93 101 180 191 198 68 126 Millard County 211 136 Eureka 78 Austin 61 390 199 SPRING 67 11 382 VALLEY 289 299 McGill 284 96 85 66 122 283 381 50 486 203 332 80 TULE VALLEY 82 365 47 219 197 6 Opt. 1 364 329 Ely 143 309 258 211 38 211 Eureka SNAKE VALLEY 270 County 211 209 211 70 351 102 189 327 326 172 Eskdale 282 83 204 365 12 6 56 108 212 White Pine County 487 159 119 240 255 224 43 Baker Nye County 228 211 125 112 8 Garrison 69 46 161 175 179 280 257 168 358 231 35 Opt. 2 287 350 62 251 25 31 894 382 229 145 18 162 212 63 271 202 334 285 318 182 194 146 376 57 CAVE 50 190 VALLEY 37 121 Millard County 32 92 184 48 302 6 217 81 185 33 294 Beaver County 93 21 29 PINE VALLEY 337 200 312 76 HAMLIN VALLEY 336 WAH WAH 318 VALLEY WHITE RIVER LAKE VALLEY VALLEY 313 93 319 320 348 Opt. 3 314 64 77 SPRING 316 315 Beaver County 232 VALLEY 242 211 317 239 142 279 Iron County PATTERSON 348 Nye County VALLEY 276 374 247 361 211 220 376 245 206 248 Lincoln County 359 375 42 Pioche 186 158 333 EAGLE 140 59 DRY LAKE VALLEY 74 VALLEY DRY 98 45 192 VALLEY 300 141 73 ROSE VALLEY PAHROC Panaca 20 118 137 VALLEY 164 216 19 44 124 223 222 21 16 163 206 PANACA 106 183 138 169 VALLEY 215 56 104 39 99 155 162 154 26 52 Iron County 51 318 30 111 149 120 193 153 Caliente 41 75 53 DELAMAR 227 Hiko 148 Washington County VALLEY 3 176 139 CLOVER 54 187 174 VALLEY 10 Opt. 4 127 157 9 152 151 317 49 93 156 181 Alamo 72 5 27 PAHRANAGAT 162 KANE 178 SPRINGS 131 VALLEY 115 VALLEY 79 60 114 23 95 225 15 90 Nevada Utah LOWER MEADOW VALLEY WASH COYOTE 24 SPRING Arizona 133 Beatty VALLEY Lincoln County 171 LOWER Mesquite MOAPA HIDDEN VALLEY Clark County VALLEY 15 (NORTH) 168 MUDDY RIVER SPRINGS AREA Indian Springs CALIFORNIA 95 WASH LAS VEGAS VALLEY Project MohaveComponents County GARNET Proposed Powerline Centerline Pahrump Las BLACK MOUNTAINS AREA VALLEY Vegas Proposed Pipeline Centerline Alternate Electrical Substation Site 515 Alignment Option Boulder 215 City Groundwater Development Area 93 Coco Cou Water Resources Region of Study 46 Grazing Allotment Proposed Clark, Lincoln, and ID OR City or Town White Pine Counties Groundwater NV UT Interstate Highway 211 USFS Grazing Allotment Development Project US Highway Figure F3.12-1 Major Road State Boundary Grazing Allotments County Boundary Hydrographic Basins CA 0255012.5 Miles Kilometers 0306015 AZ 1 inch equals 25 miles No Warranty is made by the Bureau of Land Management as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data for individual use or aggregate use with other data. BLM June 2011 Table F3.12-1 Grazing Allotments Located Within the ROWs/Groundwater Development Areas for the Proposed Action Groundwater Total Active Allotment ROW Development Kind of Livestock and Season of Animal Unit Basin Allotment Name Number Public Acres Acreage Area Acreage Use Months California Wash Ute¹ 02025 NDA2 1,388 ___ NDA2 NDA2 Cave Valley Cave Valley Ranch1 00904 38,524 63 5,314 Cattle - 5/1 to 10/31 2,403 Cave Valley Cave Valley Seeding 00908 942 — 1,274 Cattle - 5/1 to 8/10 200 Cave Valley Fox Mountain 11001 73,412 __ 4 Cattle – 11/1 to 4/10 6,322 Cave Valley Haggarty Wash1 00907 904 — 1,056 Cattle - 6/15 to 10/15 194 Cave Valley Shingle Pass1 00906 74,788 103 11,897 Cattle - 5/16 to 10/15 2,724 Cave Valley Sunnyside¹ 21023 219,519 514 25,116 Cattle – 6/1 to 10/31 5,402 Cave Valley Wilson Creek¹ 01201 1,007,994 32 365 Cattle and Sheep – 3/1 to 2/28 48,250 Coyote Spring Valley Arrow Canyon¹ 02002 88,108 552 ___ Cattle – Mar. to May; Sept. to 225 Nov. Coyote Spring Valley Delamar1 01083 203,000 478 ___ Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 5,558 Coyote Spring Valley Lower Lake East¹ 21022 NDA2 422 ___ NDA2 NDA2 Coyote Spring Valley Military Withdrawal¹ A NDA2 37 ___ NDA2 NDA2 Coyote Spring Valley Pittman Well 02019 43,210 156 ___ NDA2 NDA2 Delamar Valley Buckhorn1 21012 82,968 508 19,221 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 3,370 Delamar Valley Delamar 01083 203,000 ___ 16,843 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 5,558 Delamar Valley Oak Springs1 01050 193,609 599 26,060 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 9,268 Delamar Valley Pahroc 01052 117,443 ___ 480 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 4,783 Dry Lake Valley Cliff Springs1 21016 35,821 289 10,483 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 2,043 Dry Lake Valley Ely Springs Cattle 11029 55,168 430 20,183 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 4,248 Dry Lake Valley Ely Springs Sheep 21030 22,927 ___ 2,874 Cattle – 10/16 to 5/15 1,802 Dry Lake Valley Geyser Ranch 01101 237,413 225 7,743 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 12,308 Dry Lake Valley Mustang¹ 01047 23,877 ___ 5,397 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 1,134 Dry Lake Valley Oak Springs 01050 193,609 372 ___ Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 9,268 Dry Lake Valley Rattlesnake 01058 28,426 ___ 10,019 Cattle – 10/16 to 5/30 1,180 Dry Lake Valley Simpson 21004 8,379 127 2,671 Cattle - 3/1 to 4/30 747 Dry Lake Valley Wilson Creek1 01201 1,07,994 1336 82,941 Cattle and Sheep - 3/1 to 2/28 48,250 Appendix F3.12, Page F3.12-2 Appendix F3.12, Rangelands and Grazing BLM June 2011 Table F3.12-1 Grazing Allotments Located Within the ROWs/Groundwater Development Areas for the Proposed Action (Continued) Groundwater Total Active Allotment ROW Development Kind of Livestock and Season of Animal Unit Basin Allotment Name Number Public Acres Acreage Area Acreage Use Months Garnet Valley Dry Lake1 02007 3,865 162 ___ NDA2 NDA Garnet Valley Las Vegas Valley A NDA2 112 ___ NDA2 NDA2 Garnet Valley Pittman Well 02019 43,210 31 ___ NDA2 NDA Hamlin Valley Hamlin Valley1 00133 105,831 384 ___ Cattle and Sheep - 11/1 to 5/31 8,177 Hidden Valley Pittman Well1 02019 43,210 478 ___ NDA2 NDA Lake Valley Geyser Ranch1 01101 237,413 1,275 ___ Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 12,308 Lake Valley Meadow Valley Wash 10129 NDA2 108 ___ NDA2 NDA2 Lake Valley Meadow Valley Wash 01201 NDA2 307 ___ NDA2 NDA2 Las Vegas Valley Las Vegas Valley – A1 A 49,004 204 ___ NDA2 NDA2 Las Vegas Valley Military Withdrawal1 A 4,529,391 19 ___ NDA2 NDA2 Lower Meadow Valley Wash Caliente 21014 2,008 8 ___ Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 40 Lower Meadow Valley Wash Oak Springs 01050 193,609 114 ___ Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 9,268 Pahranagat Valley Buckhorn 21012 82,968 112 ___ Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 3,370 Pahranagat Valley Lower Lake East1 21022 41,800 141 ___ Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 640 Snake Valley Baker Creek 10125 55,515 491 22,476 Cattle: 10/16 to 6/18 4,311 Sheep - 12/1 to 4/30 Snake Valley Chokecherry 10131 32,334 ___ 7,663 Cattle – 10/16 to 6/5 3,327 Snake Valley Hamblin Valley 00133 105,831 240 9,706 Cattle and Sheep – 11/1 to 5/31 8,177 Snake Valley North Chokecherry 20134 8,692 149 8,288 Cattle - 10/15 to 5/15 770 Snake Valley Bassett Creek 10114 7,328 ___ 2,405 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 591 Snake Valley Bastian Creek 10121 13,527 ___ 4,895 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 1,778 Spring Valley Cleveland Ranch 01119 11,656 12 10,490 Cattle - 11/1 to 2/28 1,021 Spring Valley Cottonwood1 00132 491727 468 37,206 Cattle – 11/1 to 6/15 2,248 Spring Valley Hamlin Valley 00133 105,831 7 11,431 Cattle and Sheep – 11/1 to 5/31 8,177 Spring Valley Majors Allotment1 10126 99,193 736 52,213 Cattle - 3/1 to 5/31, 12,535 Sheep - 5/1 to 10/31 Spring Valley McCoy Creek 10135 5,289 ___ 5,133 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 508 Spring Valley Meadow Creek 10113 8,273 ___ 5,013 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 445 Appendix F3.12, Rangelands and Grazing Appendix F3.12, Page F3.12-3 BLM June 2011 Table F3.12-1 Grazing Allotments Located Within the ROWs/Groundwater Development Areas for the Proposed Action (Continued) Groundwater Total Active Allotment ROW Development Kind of Livestock and Season of Animal Unit Basin Allotment Name Number Public Acres Acreage Area Acreage Use Months Spring Valley Muncy Creek 20111 207,906 ___ 15,708 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 12,684 Spring Valley Negro Creek 00120 31,985 ___ 1,771 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 3,727 Spring Valley Red Hills 00108 35,489 ___ 19 Cattle – 11/1 to 4/30 2,600 Spring Valley Scotty Meadows 10128 17,322 ___ 8,862 Cattle – 6/1 to 9/30 1,227 Spring Valley South Spring Valley1 10130 79,323 624 47,581 Cattle - 2/1 to 6/15 6,329 Sheep - 5/1 to 6/15, 9/1 to 9/30 Spring Valley Stephens Creek 10118 3,784 ___ 2,935 Cattle and Sheep – 6/1 to 10/31 318 Spring Valley Taft Creek 10116 28,294 ___ 3,828 Cattle – 4/15 to 11/30 1,831 Sheep – 11/1 to 2/28 Spring Valley USFS – A1 A — 77 193 NDA2 NDA2 Spring Valley USFS/USPS A NDA2 ___ 61 NDA2 Spring Valley Willard Creek 10127 10,246 ___ 5,018 Cattle – 4/15 to 11/30 1,132 Spring Valley Willow Springs1 10129 46,967 629 37,391 Cattle - 3/1 to 2/28 6,608 Spring Valley Wilson Creek 01201 1,007,994 175 3,862 Cattle and Sheep - 3/1 to 2/28 48,250 Spring Valley Cold Spring 00909 10,253 68 ___ Cattle – 5/1 to 9/30 1,265 Spring Valley Majors 10126 99,193 1 ___ Cattle – 3/1 to 5/31 12,535 Sheep – 5/1 to 10/31 Steptoe Valley Tamberlaine 00901 31,692 160 ___ Cattle - 3/15 to 10/15 2,002 Steptoe Valley USFS A NDA2 31 ___ NDA2 NDA2 Steptoe Valley West Schell Bench 00433 25,915 115 ___ Sheep - 5/01 to 11/01; 1,395 1Majority of allotment occurs in the basin noted.