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Final Environmental Impact Statement Resurrection Creek Phase II: Stream and Riparian Restoration Project and Hope Mining Company Proposed Mining Plan of Operations United States Department of Agriculture Final Environmental Impact Statement Resurrection Creek Phase II: Stream and Riparian Restoration Project and Hope Mining Company Proposed Mining Plan of Operations Forest Chugach Seward R10-MB-789 Service National Forest Ranger District March 2015 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Final Environmental Impact Statement Final Environmental Impact Statement Resurrection Creek Phase II Stream and Riparian Restoration Project and Hope Mining Company Proposed Mining Plan of Operations Seward Ranger District, Chugach National Forest Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska Lead Agency: USDA Forest Service Responsible Official: Forest Supervisor Chugach National Forest 161 E. 1st Ave, Door 8 Anchorage, Alaska 99501-1639 For Information Contact: Karen Kromrey Chugach National Forest Seward Ranger District PO Box 390 Seward, Alaska 99664 [email protected] (907) 288-7745 Abstract: The lower six miles of Resurrection Creek near the town of Hope, Alaska was adversely impacted by early 20th-Century hydraulic placer mining, which left large mining tailings piles along the banks and straightened the stream channel, resulting in poor aquatic and riparian habitat conditions. The Forest Service completed Phase I of the Resurrection Creek Stream Restoration Project between 2005 and 2006, restoring a 1-mile section of Resurrection Creek about 5 miles upstream of Hope, Alaska. Hope Mining Company owns federal mining claims along Resurrection Creek, located about 2 to 4 miles upstream of the community of Hope. The Forest Service and Hope Mining Company reached agreement in 2007 on how similar restoration could occur on the claims in conjunction with current and future mining plans. Hope Mining submitted a proposed plan of operations in 2007 for additional areas for mechanical mining operations with connected actions to support restoration activities. The purpose of this project is to analyze Hope Mining Company’s proposed mining plan of operations and allow authorization of placer mining operations including any modifications of the terms and conditions of the plan of operations with requirements for surface resource protection. A secondary purpose is to restore the degraded stream channel, floodplains, and habitat conditions along this 2.2-mile segment of Resurrection Creek. Three alternatives are analyzed in this Final Environmental Impact Statement. Alternative 1 (Existing Approved Mining - No Action) describes existing conditions in the project area including the existing approved mining operations. Hope Mining Company has a statutory right to explore and develop their claims for minerals under the General Mining Act of May 10, 1872, as amended (30 USC 22 et seq), and the Forest Service has a regulatory obligation to approve (36 CFR 228.5) and may require modification of the terms and conditions of a proposed plan of operations to minimize adverse environmental impacts (36 CFR 228.1). Alternative 1 is displayed in this document for baseline comparison purposes only and may not be selected as it does not meet legal and regulatory requirements. Alternative 2 (Proposed Mining and Stream Restoration - Proposed Action) would allow authorization of mining operations on 274 acres and associated infrastructure outside of a restoration corridor. Restoration would lengthen Resurrection Creek’s channel from 2.2 miles to 2.7 miles by adding sinuosity to the channel, restore floodplain, and encourage growth of streamside vegetation within a 74 acre, two-mile long restoration corridor. Alternative 3 (Proposed Mining Only) would allow authorization of mining operations on 285 acres and associated infrastructure but does not include restoration of any portion of Resurrection Creek. Resurrection Creek Phase II This page intentionally left blank Chugach National Forest Final Environmental Impact Statement Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................................... vii Summary ........................................................................................................................................ ix Chapter 1 .................................................................................................................................... ix Chapter 2 .................................................................................................................................... xi Chapter 3 .................................................................................................................................... xi Chapter 4 .................................................................................................................................. xiv Chapter 1. Purpose and Need for Action ........................................................................................ 1 Location of the Project ................................................................................................................ 1 Background ................................................................................................................................. 5 Changes in Resurrection Creek from Historic Mining ............................................................ 5 Resurrection Creek Fisheries ................................................................................................... 5 Resurrection Creek Landscape Analysis (2002) ..................................................................... 6 Existing Mining Operations .................................................................................................... 6 Stream Restoration Phase I (2005-2006) ............................................................................... 10 Framework for Phase II Restoration ...................................................................................... 11 Purpose and Need for Action .................................................................................................... 11 Chugach National Forest Revised Land and Resource Management Plan (2002) ................ 13 Legal and Regulatory Framework ............................................................................................. 13 General Mining Act of May 10, 1872, as amended ............................................................... 13 Organic Administration Act of 1897 ..................................................................................... 14 Multiple Surface Use Act of 1955 ......................................................................................... 14 The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act (1960) ..................................................................... 14 The National Historic Preservation Act (1966) ..................................................................... 14 The National Environmental Policy Act (1970) .................................................................... 14 Clean Air Act (1970, as amended 1977, 1990, 2004) ........................................................... 14 Executive Order 11593 - Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment (1971) 15 Clean Water Act (1972) ......................................................................................................... 15 Endangered Species Act (1973) ............................................................................................ 15 The National Forest Management Act (1976) ....................................................................... 15 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (1980) ..................................................... 15 Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended (1986, 1996) ............................................... 16 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (1976, as amended through 1996) ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Executive Order 11988 - Floodplain Management (1977) .................................................... 16 Executive Order 11990 - Protection of Wetlands (1977) ...................................................... 16 Executive Order 12962 - Recreational Fisheries (1995) ....................................................... 16 Executive Order 12898 - Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (1994) ................................................................ 17 Executive Order 13112 - Invasive Species (1999) ................................................................ 17 Alaska Water Quality Standards (18 AAC 70) ....................................................................
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