SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES SCREENING ANALYSIS PINTO VALLEY MINE Prepared

SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES SCREENING ANALYSIS PINTO VALLEY MINE

Prepared for: Pinto Valley Mining Corp.

Prepared by: WestLand Resources, Inc.

Date: May 13, 2016

Project No.: 208.49

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION ...... 1 2. SURVEY AREA DESCRIPTION...... 1 2.1. Topography ...... 1 2.2. Geology ...... 2 2.3. Soil ...... 2 2.4. Surface Water ...... 3 3. METHODS ...... 4 4. FINDINGS ...... 4 5. REFERENCES ...... 18

TABLES

Table 1. Screening Analysis of ESA-Protected Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine ...... 6 Table 2. Screening Analysis of TNF Sensitive Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine ...... 9

FIGURES (follow text)

Figure 1. Vicinity Map Figure 2. Project Area

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A. USFWS IPaC Trust Resources List Attachment B. AGFD HDMS On-line Environmental Review Tool Query Attachment C. Tonto National Forest Sensitive Species (2015)

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1. INTRODUCTION

WestLand Resources, Inc. (WestLand) was retained by Pinto Valley Mining Corp. (PVMC) to evaluate the potential for special status species to occur at or in the vicinity of the Pinto Valley Mine (the Project Area). Special status species are those afforded protection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and species considered sensitive by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for the Tonto National Forest (TNF). The ESA-protected species include those listed as endangered or threatened as well as species that are proposed or candidate for listing. Designated and proposed critical habitat for ESA-protected species were also evaluated.

The Project Area is within unpatented lands associated with the Pinto Valley Mine (Figure 1), including National Forest System (NFS) lands administrated by the USFS as the TNF. The Pinto Valley Mine is located in the Globe-Miami copper mining district in central Arizona. The mine is approximately 8 miles west of Miami, Arizona in Gila County. The private PVMC property and NFS lands are situated, relative to the Gila and Salt River Baseline and Meridian, within portions of:

• Township 1 North, Range 13 East, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 (Protracted) 11, 14, 23, 24, and 25; • Township 1 North, Range 14 East, Sections 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 20, 21 (Protracted), 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32; • Township 1 South, Range 14 East, Sections 5 and 6; and • Township 2 North, Range 13 East, Sections 25, 26, 27, 28, 34 (Protracted), 35, and 36.

The purpose of this biological evaluation is to determine the potential for the occurrence of any special-status species or designated or proposed critical habitat within the Project Area.

2. SURVEY AREA DESCRIPTION

2.1. TOPOGRAPHY

The Pinto Valley Mine lies on the eastern side of the Pinto Creek Valley (Figure 2). Pinto Creek, a drainage of the Pinal Mountains, is a northward-flowing perennial to ephemeral stream that discharges into Theodore Roosevelt Lake approximately 20 river miles (14 aerial miles) north of the site. Flow in the stream appears to be bedrock controlled: perennial flow occurs where bedrock is at or near the ground surface, with intermittent flow where bedrock is deeper and ephemeral flow where significant depths of alluvium are present. Generally, perennial segments occur in the upper reach, transitioning to intermittent and then ephemeral flow in the middle and lower reaches. Pinto Valley Mine is adjacent to the lower segment of the upper reach, where flow varies from intermittent to ephemeral.

The sidewalls of the Pinto Creek Valley are rugged with significant topographic relief and bedrock exposures; the mine site itself is characterized by natural and manmade steep ridges and canyons.

Elevations at the site range from a low of approximately 3,000 feet above mean sea level (amsl) where Pinto Creek exits the northern extent of property, to a high of approximately 4,900 feet amsl at the top of the ridge on the east side of the mine.

2.2. GEOLOGY

The Pinto Valley copper deposit is in the Inspiration structural block. Geologic units ranging in age from Precambrian (oldest) to Quaternary (youngest). The area was uplifted in the Tertiary Period and covered with a thick sequence of semi-consolidated basin-fill sedimentary deposits, including Whitetail Conglomerate and Gila Group (locally informally called the Gila Conglomerate). Thick volcanic ash- flow sequences of the Apache Leap Tuff (locally informally called Dacite) blanketed the region. Unconsolidated Quaternary alluvium occurs sporadically along Pinto Creek and some of its tributaries. A thin veneer of soil, terrace gravels, and talus lie irregularly atop the bedrock in upland areas and bedrock exposures are common.

The predominant geologic structure is the north-northwest trending quartz monzonite horst block of Porphyry Mountain (the Castle Dome horst block). Porphyry Mountain itself has been removed by mining activity and that area is now an open pit. The Castle Dome horst block is bounded on the west by the north-northwest trending West Branch Gold Gulch Fault and by the Jewel Hill Fault to the east.

2.3. SOIL

Soil resources at and near the Pinto Valley Mine are sparse. Where present, a thin veneer of soil covers bedrock, but rock outcrops, subcrop (i.e., rock float and talus), and grus (i.e., weathered, crumbly rind mantling the top few inches of outcrop) are more common throughout the site. Alluvium is present along drainage bottoms, but is rarely thick.

The Pinto Valley Mine encompasses at least eight different soil types with some soils classified as “mined land” and other portions unmapped (NRCS 2015); NRCS generally does not map soils on NFS lands. PVMC facilities on NFS lands encompass at least four soil complexes:

• Mined Land; • Silverstrike-Popcorn-Quillian complex, 15 to 50 percent slope; • Rock outcrop-Woodcutter complex, tuff, 15 to 50 percent slopes; and • Rock outcrop-Turquoise complex, 25 to 65 percent slopes, boulder.

The majority of soil complexes located on NFS lands adjacent to the Pinto Valley Mine that have been mapped by NRCS are considered Mined Land and include the entirety of Cottonwood Tailings Impoundment and 19 Dump.

2.4. SURFACE WATER

Surface water is present in the Project Area and its immediate vicinity. The surface water includes Pinto Creek, areas within the Pinto Valley Mine property and in AZPDES Outfall No. 005 on TNF land south of Cottonwood Tailings Impoundment. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maintains a series of stream flow gauges on Pinto Creek both upstream and downstream from the Pinto Valley Mine. The watershed reporting to the downstream Pinto Creek weir (also known as the Magma weir; USGS No. 09498501)1 drains 37.3 square miles. Much of the Pinto Valley Mine lies within the Upper Pinto Creek Watershed, but portions of the mine are managed as zero-discharge areas (such as the Open Pit) that do not report to Pinto Creek.

The USGS National Water Information System Website (USGS 2016) provides annual discharge rates from 1996 through 2015 for the weir at Pinto Creek weir. Water year flow records for the period of record show average annual discharge rates in cubic feet per second (cfs) measured at the gauge. Weir records show a high degree of variability in Pinto Creek’s average annual stream flow, ranging from a low average of 0.23 cfs in 2002 to a high average of 23.60 cfs in 2005. Based on these data, the average annual discharge at the weir for the period of record is approximately 4.81 cfs.

2.5 VEGETATION COMMUNITY

Vegetation at this site was mapped by Brown and Lowe (1980) within the Interior Chaparral biotic community, though field evaluation identified more of a mixed vegetation community. The upland scrub vegetation is dominated by leguminous shrubs, cacti, and other succulents on the south and west facing slopes, while north and east facing slopes are dominated by sclerophyllous shrubs. Grass cover is typically low. Canyon bottoms have isolated patches of riparian vegetation comprised of deciduous trees, seepwillow (Baccharis salicifolia) and saltcedar saplings, while the wetlands also have a herbaceous layer of cattail (Typha latifolia).

1 There is an additional USGS stream flow gauge is stationed above Haunted Canyon (USGS No. 09498502), closer to the site but less representative of the entire watershed encompassing the Pinto Valley Mine.

3. METHODS

The USFWS Information for Planning and Conservation (IPaC) tool (Attachment A) identifies threatened, endangered, proposed, and candidate species, as well as designated and proposed critical habitat, that may occur within the USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle within which the Project Area occurs. In addition, a query of the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s (AGFD) Heritage Data Management System (HDMS) on-line environmental review tool (Attachment B) identifies special-status species with known occurrence records within 2 miles (3.2 km) of the Project Area. WestLand reviewed the IPaC and HDMS reports to determine the potential for any special-status species to occur in the Project Area. ESA-protected species evaluated are those currently identified by the USFWS whereas Forest Sensitive species evaluated were those on the 2015 TNF species list (Attachment C).

The determination of the potential for a special-status species to occur in the Project Area was based on a five-step analytical process:

(1) Review the known geographical and elevational range of the species; (2) Review the known habitat requirements and natural history of the species; (3) Review field observations and habitat descriptions of the Project Area; (4) Review occurrence records for the species from resources referenced above; and (5) Compare this information with the physical and biological environments of the Project Area.

A special-status species was determined to have a potential of occurrence if the Project Area is in the species’ known geographic and/or elevation range and if the required habitat characteristics are present in the feature or its immediate vicinity. The species was classified as having no potential for occurrence if the Project Area does not meet required habitat characteristics or is outside the known geographic and/or elevation range of the species.

4. FINDINGS

There were eight ESA-protected species (including one plant and seven animals) identified by the USFWS IPaC tool that may occur in the Project Area (Attachment A). The screening analysis (Table 1) determined that one species (ocelot [Leopardus pardalis]) is unlikely to occur while five species were determined to have no potential for occurrence in the Project Area. Only two of these species (one plant and one animal) have the potential to occur in the Project Area:

• Arizona hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus) • Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus occidentalis)

There was only one occurrence record of special-status species documented in HDMS (Attachment B) within 2 miles (3.2 km) of the Project Area:

• Arizona hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus)

Although HDMS does not provide specific locations of each record, it is PVMC’s understanding that several individual Arizona hedgehog cacti have been found at the adjacent Carlota Mine. These plants may be those noted within the 2-mile (3.2-km) range reviewed by HDMS.

Table 1. Screening Analysis of ESA-Protected Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona PLANTS Arizona hedgehog cactus Found in ecotone of Interior Occurs in northeastern Possible. (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. Chaparral and Madrean Pinal and southwestern arizonicus) Evergreen Woodland from Gila counties in the Pinal, The Project Area is within the 3,300 to 5,700 ft. Associated Dripping Springs, geographic range of this Endangered; no designated with four major rock types: Superstition, Mescal species. Potentially suitable critical habitat Tertiary Apache Leap Tuff mountains, and the habitat may be present based (dacite), Cretaceous or higher elevation areas on available substrate (dacite Tertiary Schultze Granite, between Globe and formation) and presence of Precambrian Apache Group Superior (AGFD 2016b). Interior Chaparral vegetation Pioneer Quartzite, and community. This species has Precambrian Pinal Schist been documented within 2- (WestLand 2013). miles of the Project Area (AGFD 2016a). BIRDS Yellow-billed cuckoo Typically associated with Found west of the Rocky Possible. (Coccyzus americanus occidentalis) dense riparian forest and Mountains in North woodland environments America south to The Project Area is within the Threatened; proposed critical including cottonwood-willow southern Baja California. geographic and elevational habitat galleries and mesquite In Arizona, species is range of this species. This bosques. In southeastern generally found in species was not documented Arizona, they are known to southern, central, and within 2 miles of the Project nest along intermittent extreme northeast Area (AGFD 2016a). streams supporting dense portions of state, but has However, proposed stands of mesquite and netleaf been documented in all designated critical habitat hackberry. Dense understory counties (AGFD 2016b). exists in Pinto Creek roughly foliage is an important factor one mile west of the site in nest site selection (AGFD (USFWS 2016b). Potentially 2016b). suitable habitat comprised of large trees is present near Able Pond, in portions of Gold Gulch, and upper Eastwater Canyon. This species was not detected during surveys of portions of Pinto Creek, Gold Gulch, and Eastwater Canyon in 2015 (WestLand 2015). A survey is scheduled for 2016. FISH Headwater chub Occurs in perennial aquatic Found in tributaries of None. (Gila nigra) habitats in headwater to the upper Gila and Salt midreaches of mid-sized River drainages (AGFD The Project Area is outside Proposed Threatened streams generally associated 2016b; Minckley and the known geographic range with large pools with cover Marsh 2009). of this species and does not such as undercut banks and contain suitable aquatic habitat debris piles (Minckley and (middle to upper reaches of Marsh 2009). moderately sized perennial streams) necessary for this species.

Table 1. Screening Analysis of ESA-Protected Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona Roundtail chub Occurs in perennial aquatic Occurs in two tributaries None. (Gila robusta) habitats (Minckley & Marsh of the Little Colorado 2009). River Basin (Chevelon The Project Area does not Proposed Threatened: Lower and East Clear Creeks), contain suitable aquatic habitat Colorado River basin distinct in Bill Williams River (mid-elevation streams and population segment (DPS) basin, in the Gila, Salt, rivers) necessary for this and Verde river basins as species. well as Aravaipa and Eagle creeks (AGFD 2016b;. Minckley and Marsh 2009). REPTILES Northern Mexican gartersnake Strongly associated with Species is currently found None. (Thamnophis eques megalops) perennial aquatic in disjunct populations in environments (e.g., streams, central and southeastern The Project Area is outside Threatened; proposed critical cienegas, and occasionally Arizona including the the known geographic range habitat stock tanks) that support middle and upper Verde of this species and does not dense riparian or wetland River drainage system, contain suitable permanent vegetation (AGFD 2016b). middle and lower Tonto aquatic habitat necessary for Creek, and the Cienega this species. Creek drainage (AGFD 2016b; Brennan and Holycross 2006). MAMMALS Mexican Gray wolf Species occurs in a variety of Species found in the Blue None. (Canis lupus baileyi) habitats but specifically in Range Wolf Recovery areas that adequately support Area that includes The Project Area is outside Population: Mexican gray wolf, prey populations (deer and Apache National Forest the known geographic range Experimental Non-Essential elk). In Arizona, found in in southeastern Arizona of this species. The nearest (EXPN) population upper Sonoran woodlands, and adjacent Gila occurrence record is in the grasslands, and avoid desert National Forest in Blue Range Wolf Recovery areas (AGFD 2016b). western New Mexico Area in Apache National (AGFD 2016b). Forest on the border with New Mexico.

Table 1. Screening Analysis of ESA-Protected Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona Ocelot Species occurs in densely In Arizona, known from Unlikely. (Leopardus pardalis) vegetated habitats throughout very few localities, all its range including tropical considered to be transient The Project Area may contain Endangered; no designated rainforest, pine forest, gallery individuals. Observations potentially suitable dense critical habitat forest, riparian forest, semi- from Arizona and Texas; vegetation habitat in some deciduous forest, and dry represents extreme segments. This species has not tropical forest, to savanna, northern edge of its range been documented within shrublands, and marshlands (AGFD 2016b). two miles of the site (AGFD (AGFD 2016b). 2016a) although a single male was documented near Top-of- the-World in 2010 (AGFD 2016b). The infrequent confirmed reports of this species for southern Arizona suggest its occurrence anywhere in southern Arizona is very unlikely at this time. Lesser long-nosed bat Species is associated with Southern Arizona from None. (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae) Sonoran desertscrub through the Picacho Mountains semi-desert grasslands and southwest to the Agua The Project Area is outside Endangered; Reclassification into oak woodlands where Dulce Mountains and the known geographic range may be warranted; no critical columnar cacti and agaves southeast to the Galiuro and lacks suitable roosting habitat; Recovery plan occur. Roosts in caves, and Chiricahua habitat although two subadult abandoned mines and mountains, and then individuals were noted as far occasionally old buildings south into Mexico north as the Phoenix area (AGFD 2016b). (AGFD 2016b). (west of the Project Area). USFWS Status Definitions: Endangered: Taxa in danger of extinction throughout all, or a significant portion, of its range. Threatened: Taxa likely to become Endangered in the foreseeable future throughout all, or a significant portion, of its range. Candidate: Taxa for which sufficient data exist to support proposals to list, but formal proposals to list the species as Threatened or Endangered have not been made by the USFWS because this action is precluded by other listing activity.

In addition to the ESA-protected species described above, there are 43 Forest Sensitive species (including 23 plants and 20 animals) on the 2015 TNF sensitive species list (Attachment C). The screening analysis for Forest Sensitive species (Table 2) determined that:

• One mammal species, Pale Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii pallescens) is present in the Project Area (this species was observed during recent bat surveys at AZPDES Outfall No. 005, see Appendix D-10 of the Plan of Operations); • One reptile species, Bezy’s night lizard (Xantusia bezyi), has some potential for occurrence; and • Five plant species have some potential for occurrence: o Arizona alum root (Heuchera glomerulata), o Galiuro sage (aka. Aravaipa sage) (Salvia amissa),

o Mapleleaf false snapdragon (Mabrya acerifolia [=Maurandya a.]), o Mogollon fleabane (Erigeron anchana), and o Pima Indian mallow (Abutilon parishii). Of the remaining Forest Sensitive species, 13 are unlikely to occur and 23 have no potential for occurrence in the Project Area.

Table 2. Screening Analysis of TNF Sensitive Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona PLANTS Aravaipa woodfern (Thelypteris Occurs in moist soils in mesic Known localities are Unlikely. puberula var. sonorensis) canyons, along riverbanks, disjunct populations in and meadow habitats in shade Coconino, Gila, The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive and often associated with Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, the known elevational range boulders at elevations and Yavapai counties and contains habitat but is between 2,220 and 4,500 ft. (AGFD 2016b; SEINet outside the known restricted (AGFD 2016b; SEINet 2016). geographic range. 2016). Arizona alum root Occurs in north-facing Known localities are Possible. (Heuchera glomerulata) shaded rocky slopes near small, isolated seeps, springs, and riparian populations in several The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive areas at elevations between mountain ranges in the known geographic and 4,000 and 9,000 ft. (AGFD southeastern Arizona elevational range, and 2016b). including the Pinal contains habitat. Species has Mountains in Gila been collected at Sycamore County (AGFD 2016b). Spring along Needle Canyon just east of Castle Dome road. Arizona bugbane Occurs in moist loamy soil in Known localities are in None. (Cimicifuga arizonica) riparian deciduous forest at Sierra Anchas and above elevations between 4,800 and the Mogollon Rim The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive 6,900 ft. (ARPC 2001). (AGFD 2016b; SEINet the known elevational range 2016). and contains habitat but is outside known restricted geographic range. Arizona phlox Occurs in exposed limestone Known localities are in None. (Phlox amabilis) and rocky slopes in open central to northwestern areas associated with pinyon– Arizona at or above the The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive juniper communities, pine- Mogollon Rim (SEINet the known elevational range oak communities, coniferous 2016). and contains habitat but is forests and shrublands, and outside the known restricted open grassland-juniper geographic range. woodlands at elevations between 3,500 and 7,800 ft. (AGFD 2016b; Fehlberg & Ferguson 2012; SEINet 2016; Wilken & Porter 2005)

Table 2. Screening Analysis of TNF Sensitive Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona Blumer's dock Occurs in and is restricted to Known localities are in None. (Rumex orthoneurus) high-elevation riparian and central and east-central cienega habitats in moist soils Arizona and at isolated The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive at elevations between 4,480 localities in southeastern the known elevational range and 9,660 ft. (AGFD 2016b; Arizona (ARPC 2001). and contains habitat but is ARPC 2001). outside the known, restricted geographic range. Chihuahuan sedge Occurs in north- and Known localities are Unlikely. (Carex chihuahuensis) northwest-facing slopes in from central to wet soils in streambeds, wet southeastern Arizona The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive meadows, and cienegas at (SEINet 2016). the known elevational range elevations between 3,600 and and contains habitat but is 7,200 ft. (AGFD 2016b). outside the known geographic range. Cochise sedge (aka Giant Occurs in saturated soils near Known localities are in Unlikely. Sedge) or in perennial seeps, streams, numerous mountain (Carex ultra; also Carex spissa and springs at elevations ranges in Cochise, The Project Area is within var. ultra) between 2,000 and 6,000 ft. Graham, Pinal, Pima, the known elevational range (ARPC 2001; AGFD 2016b; Santa Cruz, and Yavapai and contains habitat but is TNF Sensitive SEINet 2016). counties (AGFD 2016b). outside the known geographic range. Eastwood alum root Occurs along moist slopes in Known localities are in Unlikely. (Heuchera eastwoodiae) ponderosa pine forests and central Arizona north of canyons at elevations between Pinto Valley. The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive 3,500 and 8,000 ft. (AGFD Genus is currently being the known elevational range 2016b). researched and some and contains habitat but is collection identifications outside the known have been revised. geographic range. Identification to species difficult to resolve, hybridizes easily (SEINet 2016). Fish Creek fleabane Occurs along perennial Known localities are Unlikely. (Erigeron piscaticus) streams and upper floodplain Aravaipa Canyon and terraces in moist, shady Santa Catalina The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive canyon bottoms in sand and Mountains, and the known elevational range silt alluvium at elevations historically from Fish and contains habitat but is between 2,250 and 3,500 ft. Creek in Superstition outside the known restricted (TNF 2000; ARPC 2001). Mountains (AGFD geographic range. 2016b; SEINet 2016). Fish Creek rockdaisy Occurs in cracks and crevices Known localities are Unlikely. (Perityle saxicola) on cliff faces, large boulders, Tonto National and rocky outcrops in Monument and The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive canyons and on buttes in Roosevelt Dam in central the known elevational range xeric east and northeast facing Arizona in drainages and contains habitat but is exposures in Sonoran associated with the Salt outside the known, restricted desertscrub at elevations River Canyon (SEINet geographic range. between 2,000 and 3,500 ft. 2016). (TNF 2000).

Table 2. Screening Analysis of TNF Sensitive Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona Galiuro sage (aka Aravaipa Occurs in shady canyon Known localities are in Possible. sage) bottoms, near streams within Galiuro, Superstition, (Salvia amissa) oak woodlands or deciduous and Sierra Ancha The Project Area is within riparian woodlands near mountains, and in Eagle the known geographic and TNF Sensitive permanent water. Substrates Creek near Morenci elevational range and include alluvium comprised (AGFD 2016b; SEINet contains habitat. of gravel, sand and silt at 2016). elevations between 1,500 and 5,000 ft (ARPC 2001; AGFD 2016b; SEINet 2016). Hohokam agave Occurs on alluvial terraces or Known localities are in None. (Agave murpheyi) hilly slopes above major central Arizona, drainages in desertscrub restricted to the Gila The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive habitat. Associated with pre- River watershed (ARPC the highly restricted Columbian agricultural and 2001, AGFD 2016, geographic range and above settlement features at SEINet 2016). the known elevational range. elevations between 1,300 and Known from Queen 2,400 ft (AGFD 2016b). Creek “near” Superior and Boyce Thompson Arboretum (ARPC 2001; AGFD 2016b). Horseshoe deervetch Occurs in powdery, gypseous Only one known locality None. (Lotus mearnsii var. equisolensis) limestone soils formed from at Horseshoe Reservoir Tertiary lakebed deposits at along the lower Verde The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive elevation of approximately River (ARPC 2001; the highly restricted 2,100 ft. (ARPC 2001). SEINet 2016). geographic range, above the known elevational range, and does not contain habitat. Hualapai milkwort Occurs on ancient lacustrine, Known localities are None. (Polygala rusbyi) limestone-derived, soils in from central to open desertscrub, desert northwestern Arizona The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive grassland and juniper (SEINet 2016). the known geographic range woodlands at elevations and does not contain habitat. between 2,000 and 4,700 ft. (AGFD 2016b). Mapleleaf false snapdragon Occurs in rhyolite rock Known localities are in Possible. (Mabrya [Maurandya] acerifolia) crevices and overhangs on Superstition Mountains shaded cliffs and rock ledges, where a majority of the The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive generally with north- to east- records occur. The the known geographic and facing walls at elevations closest record is from elevational range, and between 1,800 and 3,350 ft. northwest of Superior in contains habitat. (AGFD 2016b). Hewitt Wash (SEINet 2016).

Table 2. Screening Analysis of TNF Sensitive Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona Mogollon fleabane Occurs in granitic rock Known localities are Possible. (Erigeron anchana) crevices or ledges on boulders central Arizona occurring and vertical rock faces, usually from the vicinity of The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive in canyons in association with Prescott to the the known geographic and chaparral up to pine forests at Superstition Mountains elevational range, and elevations between 3,500 and (SEINet 2016). contains habitat. Species has 7,000 ft. (ARPC 2001). been collected along Pinto Creek at the end of FR 287. Mt. Dellenbaugh sandwort Occurs primarily in oak-pine Known localities are None. (Arenaria aberrans) forests, but can also be found primarily in central and in open pine forests and northwestern Arizona. The Project Area is below TNF Sensitive among junipers at elevations There is an isolated the known elevational range between 5,500 and 9,000 ft. record from the northern and outside the geographic (AGFD 2016b). Superstition Mountains range and does not contain (SEINet 2016). habitat. Pima Indian mallow Occurs in moist soils in full Known localities are in Possible. (Abutilon parishii) sun within higher elevation Central Arizona Sonoran Desertscrub, and including the Mineral The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive semidesert grassland on steep Hills, Superstition, the known geographic and rocky slopes and hillsides, Picacho, Tortolita and elevational range, and usually in canyons with Dripping Springs contains habitat. southern or western mountains of Pinal exposure. In riparian areas it County (SEINet 2016). occurs on flat terraces above canyon bottoms. Occupies rocky, shallow soils including rhyolite, granite, gneiss and Pleistocene alluvium, limestone, and slate at elevations between 1,700 and 4,900 ft. (ARPC 2001; AGFD 2016b). Ripley wild buckwheat Occurs in white, calcareous Nearest known locality is None. (Eriogonum ripleyi) substrates and volcanic tuff in at Horseshoe Reservoir Sonoran Desertscrub and (SEINet 2016). The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive Pinyon Juniper Woodlands the restricted geographic (AGFD 2016b; ARPC 2001). range and does not contain habitat. Salt River rockdaisy (aka Gila Occurs on seeps on cliff Known localities are a None. rockdaisy) faces, ledges, and rock few records in the Salt (Perityle gilensis var. salensis) outcrops at elevations River Canyon (TNF The Project Area is above between 3,000 and 4,000 ft. 2015; SEINet 2016). the known elevational range TNF Sensitive (eFloras 2016). and outside of the highly restricted geographic range.

Table 2. Screening Analysis of TNF Sensitive Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona Tonto Basin agave Occurs in Arizona upland Known localities are the None. (Agave delamateri) desertscrub in association Tonto Basin and Verde with hilly slopes near larger Valley, including Pinal The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive rivers and is associated with Creek (Mark Taylor, the highly restricted pre-Columbian agricultural USFS pers. comm., geographic range. and settlement features ARPC 2001; SEINet (ARPC 2001; SEINet 2016). 2016). Toumey groundsel Occurs in loose rocky soil in Known localities are only None. (Packera [Senecio] neomexicana oak chaparral or coniferous Chiricahua, Santa var. toumeyi) forests at elevations between Catalina, and Pinal The Project Area is below 5,500 and 9,200 ft. (AGFD mountains the known elevational and TNF Sensitive 2016b). (SEINet 2016). outside the highly restricted geographic range. Verde breadroot Occurs on Tertiary Verde Known localities in the None. (Pediomelum verdiense) limestone-derived soils and upper and middle Verde found in mixed Sonoran River Basin including The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive desert scrub and open juniper near the towns of Camp the highly restricted woodland as well as Verde and Perkinsville, geographic range and does compacted soils along Yavapai County, Arizona not contain habitat. roadways at elevations of (Welsh and Licher 2010). approximately 3,450 ft. (SEINet 2016; Welsh and Licher 2010). BIRDS American peregrine falcon Strongly associated with In North America, breed Unlikely. (Falco peregrinus anatum) steep, rocky areas with cliffs from Alaska and Canada near water. Occupies areas in to western Mexico. In The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive Sonoran, Mohave, and Great Arizona, considered the known geographic range Basin desertscrub and from all areas throughout but does not contain suitable Madrean Montane Coniferous the state where there is habitat. However, this Forest vegetation suitable habitat. Resident species has some potential to communities at elevation and migrant individuals move through or forage in between 400 and 9,000 ft. (AGFD 2016b; Corman the area. (AGFD 2016b). and Wise-Gervais 2005). Northern goshawk Primarily in ponderosa pine In many forested regions None. (Accipiter gentilis) and mixed conifer forest and throughout the northern some montane riparian areas. hemisphere. In North The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive It nests in a variety of forest America, they occur in the known geographic range types, typically in mature old Canada and Alaska, and does not contain suitable growth forest. Non-breeding south to Virginia in the habitat. habitats are poorly East, and to the understood. Elevations highlands of Mexico in between 4,750 and 9,120 ft. the west. In Arizona, (AGFD 2016b). range includes most of the high elevation, heavily forested regions (Corman and Wise- Gervais 2005).

Table 2. Screening Analysis of TNF Sensitive Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona Sulphur-bellied flycatcher Primarily associated with tall Breeds from central to, Unlikely. (Myiodynastes luteiventris) riparian woodlands and primarily, southeastern forests although they are Arizona. Found from The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive known to forage in pine and southeastern Arizona to the known geographic range oak woodlands adjacent to the Mogollon Rim and may contain suitable riparian deciduous forests in (Corman and Wise- habitat, however, the Project the form of individual, Gervais 2005). Area is at the lower end of discontinuous patches, or the known elevation range. narrow bands of Freemont cottonwood and Goodding’s willow at elevations between 4,500 and 7,500 ft. (Corman and Wise-Gervais 2005). Yellow-eyed junco Primarily associated with tall Breeds from central to, Unlikely. (Junco phaeonotus) riparian woodlands and forest primarily, southeastern although they are known to Arizona. Found from The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive forage in pine and oak southeastern Arizona to the known geographic range woodlands adjacent to the Mogollon Rim and may contain suitable riparian deciduous forests in (Corman and Wise- habitat, however, the Project the form of individual Gervais 2005). Area is at the lower end of discontinuous patches, or the known elevation range. narrow bands of Freemont Cottonwood and Goodding’s willow at elevation between 4,500 and 7,500 ft. (Corman and Wise-Gervais 2005). FISH Desert sucker Occurs in rapids and flowing Widespread in Gila and None. (Catostomus clarki) pools of rivers and streams Bill Williams systems Elevation between 480 and (Colorado River The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive 8,840 ft. (AGFD 2016b). drainage) Arizona the known geographic range (AGFD 2016b). and does not contain suitable habitat. Sonoran sucker Associated with perennial, Widespread in Gila and None. (Catostomus insignis) flowing streams (AGFD Bill Williams systems 2016b). (Colorado River The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive drainage) of Arizona the known geographic range (AGFD 2016b). and does not contain suitable habitat. INVERTEBRATES A caddisfly In erosional stream In Arizona, known only None. (Wormaldia planae) environments at 3,500 ft. from a few localities (e.g., (Morse & Holzenthal 2008; along Fossil and Beaver The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive Munoz-Quesada & creeks, Gila and Yavapai the known geographic range Holzenthal 2008). counties) (Morse & and does not contain suitable Holzenthal 2008; habitat. Munoz-Quesada & Holzenthal 2008).

Table 2. Screening Analysis of TNF Sensitive Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona A mayfly In erosional and depositional Species only known from None. (Fallceon eatoni) streams; mayflies have a a single locality in the strictly aquatic larval stage Salt River Canyon in Gila The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive (McCafferty 2006). County, Arizona and the known geographic range northern Sonora, Mexico and does not contain suitable (McCafferty 2006). habitat. Fossil springsnail Little of this species’ natural The springsnail is found None. (Pyrgulopsis simplex) history is known, but only at a spring at the members of the genus are extreme northwest The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive typically associated with rocks corner of Gila County the known geographic range or aquatic macrophytes in and at Fossil Springs, and does not contain suitable moderate stream currents Yavapai County (AGFD habitat. (TNF 2015). 2016b). Netwing midge Requires swift-moving Currently known only None. (Agathon arizonicus) streams, typically with from Workmans Creek waterfalls, that support its in the Sierra Ancha The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive larvae. Adults do not leave Mountains. the known geographic range the riparian corridors (TNF and does not contain suitable 2015). habitat. Parker’s cylloepus riffle beetle Associated with perennial, Species associated with None. (Cylloepus parkeri) flowing streams (AGFD stream riffles and is only 2016b). known from two creeks The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive in Bloody Basin (AGFD the known geographic range 2016b; TNF 2015). and does not contain suitable habitat. REPTILES Bezy’s night lizard Primarily associated with Species is found from the Possible. (Xantusia bezyi) crevices found in rock Mazatzal to the Galiuro outcrops, cliff faces, and mountains in central The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive boulder fields in Arizona Arizona (Brennan and the known geographic and Upland Sonoran Desertscrub, Holycross 2009; Bezy elevation range and may Semi-desert Grassland, 2005). contain suitable habitat. Interior Chaparral, and oak woodland communities. Elevations between 2,400 and 5,800 ft. (Leavitt, Bezy, Crandall, & Al. 2007). Morafka’s [Sonoran] desert Occurs in rocky foothills and Occurs throughout Unlikely. tortoise slopes; occasionally lower Arizona in areas that (Gopherus morafkai) bajadas of the Sonoran support primarily The Project Area is on the Desert (AGFD 2016b). Arizona Upland edge of the known TNF Sensitive subdivision Sonoran geographic range and the (Previously a USFWS desertscrub (AGFD nearest record of this species Candidate species; 2016b). was in the 1978 near Determined to be not Roosevelt Lake well north of warranted for listing on the Project Area (AGFD October 6, 2015) 2016b).

Table 2. Screening Analysis of TNF Sensitive Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona AMPHIBIANS Lowland leopard frog Occurs in a variety of Found in central and Unlikely. (Lithobates [Rana] yavapaiensis) perennial to near perennial southeastern Arizona waters. Species occurs in with the majority found The Project Area is at the TNF Sensitive natural and man-made aquatic below the Mogollon Rim edge of the known systems (AGFD 2016b). (AGFD 2016b). geographic range and perennial water is limited in the site and immediate vicinity. Northern leopard frog Occurs in a variety of habitats Known from the Santa None. (Lithobates [Rana] pipiens) including grassland, Rita, Huachuca, and brushland, woodland, and Quinlan mountains The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive forest lands. Usually in (Brennan and Holycross the known geographic range. permanent water with rooted 2009). vegetation including ponds, canals, marshes, springs, and streams. Elevations between 2,640 and 9,155 ft. (AGFD 2016b). Western barking frog Occurs in areas with Known from the Santa None. (Eleutherodactylus augusti limestone, rhyolite, and other Rita, Huachuca, and cactorum) rock outcrops in Madrean Quinlan mountains The Project Area is outside evergreen woodlands (Brennan and Holycross the known geographic range TNF Sensitive (Brennan and Holycross 2009). and does not contain suitable 2009). At elevations between habitat. 4,200 and 6,200 ft (AGFD 2016b). MAMMALS Allen’s big-eared bat (aka. Occurs in woodlands and Across most of Arizona, Unlikely. Allen’s lappet-browed bat riparian areas in proximity to except the southwestern (Idionycteris phyllotis) cliffs, rocky outcrops, or lava deserts (AGFD 2016b). The Project Area is within flows, often above water. the known geographic range. TNF Sensitive Roosts in caves and However, a survey of abandoned underground AZPDES Outfall No. 005 mines. Elevations between yielded no individuals of this 1,320 and 9,800 ft. and are species in March 2016 most common between 3,500 (Appendix D-10). and 7,500 ft. (AGFD 2016b). Pale Townsend’s big-eared bat Occurs in a variety of xeric Widespread throughout Present. (Corynorhinus townsendii habitats including sagebrush, Arizona (AGFD 2016b). pallescens) desertscrub, chaparral, The Project Area is within deciduous forests and the known geographic range TNF Sensitive coniferous forests. Roosts in and this species was caves and abandoned mines. observed during a survey of Maternity colonies form from AZPDES Outfall No. 005 May through July and survey in March 2016 disperse in August. Species (Appendix D-10). occurs on TNF at elevations between 1,200 and 5,600 ft. (TNF 2015).

Table 2. Screening Analysis of TNF Sensitive Species Potential to Occur at Pinto Valley Mine Distribution & Known Habitat Species and Status Occurrence Records Potential to Occur Preferences in Arizona Spotted bat Associated with low to high Found mainly in None. (Euderma maculatum) elevation desertscrub where northwestern Arizona, they apparently roost singly in with isolated records in The Project Area is outside TNF Sensitive cracks and crevices on rocky Yuma and Tempe the known geographic range cliffs near surface water (TNF (AGFD 2016b). of this species. 2000). Also occupy riparian, pinyon-juniper woodlands, and coniferous forests in north-eastern Arizona. It is considered an elevational migrant and occurs at elevations between 110 and 8,670 ft. (AGFD 2016b). Western red bat Associated with wooded Generally distributed in Unlikely. (Lasiurus blossevillii) riparian and upland areas and south center to southern roosts in foliage of trees and and southeastern The Project Area is within TNF Sensitive occasionally shrubs. Roost Arizona. Few the known geographic range primarily in cottonwood observations along and may contain suitable galleries. Found in south Colorado River near Bill habitat in the immediate central and southeastern Williams and occasionally vicinity. However, this Arizona at elevations between in the Grand Canyon species was not observed from 1,900 and 7,200 ft. (AGFD 2016). during a survey of AZPDES Species known historically Outfall No. 005 in March from Queen Creek in 2016 (Appendix D-10). proximity to Analysis Area (AGFD 2016b).

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FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Arizona Ecological Services Field Office 2321 WEST ROYAL PALM ROAD, SUITE 103 PHOENIX, AZ 85021 PHONE: (602)242-0210 FAX: (602)242-2513 URL: www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/; www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies_Main.html

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Subject: List of threatened and endangered species that may occur in your proposed project location, and/or may be affected by your proposed project

To Whom It May Concern:

The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is providing this list under section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ). The list you have generated identifies threatened, endangered, proposed, and candidate species, and designated and proposed critical habitat, that may occur within one or more delineated United States Geological Survey 7.5 minute quadrangles with which your project polygon intersects. Each quadrangle covers, at minimum, 49 square miles. Please refer to the species information links found at http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/Docs_Species.htm or http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/Documents/MiscDocs/AZSpeciesReference.pdf for a quick reference, to determine if suitable habitat for the species on your list occurs in your project area.

The purpose of the Act is to provide a means whereby threatened and endangered species and the habitats upon which they depend may be conserved. Under sections 7(a)(1) and 7(a)(2) of the Act and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 402 et seq. ), Federal agencies are required to utilize their authorities to carry out programs for the conservation of Federal trust resources and to determine whether projects may affect federally listed species and/or designated critical habitat. A Biological Assessment is required for construction projects (or other undertakings having similar physical impacts) that are major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment as defined in the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c)). For projects other than major construction activities, the Service suggests that a biological evaluation similar to a Biological Assessment be prepared to determine whether the project may affect listed or proposed species and/or designated or proposed critical habitat. Recommended contents of a Biological Assessment are described at 50 CFR 402.12. If the Federal action agency determines that listed species or critical habitat may be affected by a federally funded, permitted or authorized activity, the agency must consult with us pursuant to 50 CFR 402. Note that a "may affect" determination includes effects that may not be adverse and that may be beneficial, insignificant, or discountable. An effect exists even if only one individual or habitat segment may be affected. The effects analysis should include the entire action area, which often extends well outside the project boundary or "footprint" (e.g., downstream). If the Federal action agency determines that the action may jeopardize a proposed species or adversely modify proposed critical habitat, the agency must enter into a section 7 conference. The agency may choose to confer with us on an action that may affect proposed species or critical habitat.

Candidate species are those for which there is sufficient information to support a proposal for listing. Although candidate species have no legal protection under the Act, we recommend that they be considered in the planning process in the event they become proposed or listed prior to project completion. More information on the regulations (50 CFR 402) and procedures for section 7 consultation, including the role of permit or license applicants, can be found in our Endangered Species Consultation Handbook at: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/TOC-GLOS.PDF.

In addition to species listed under the Act, we advise you to consider species protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (16 U.S.C. 703-712) and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA) (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq. ). Both laws prohibit the take of covered species. The list of MBTA-protected birds is in 50 CFR 10.13 (for an alphabetical list see http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/RegulationsPolicies/mbta/MBTANDX.HTML). The Service's Division of Migratory Birds is the lead for consultations under these laws (Southwest Regional Office phone number: 505/248-7882). For more information regarding the MBTA, BGEPA, and permitting processes, please visit the following web site: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/mbpermits.html. Guidance for minimizing impacts to migratory birds for projects including communications towers (e.g. cellular, digital television, radio, and emergency broadcast) can be found at: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/CellTower.htm

Although bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are no longer listed under the Act, they are protected under both the BGEPA and the MBTA. If a bald eagle nest occurs in or near the proposed project area, our office should be contacted. An evaluation must be performed to determine whether the project is likely to disturb nesting bald eagles (see http://www.fws.gov/southeast/es/baldeagle/) and the Division of Migratory Birds consulted if necessary. The National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines provide recommendations to minimize potential project impacts to bald eagles (see http://www.fws.gov/midwest/eagle/pdf/NationalBaldEagleManagementGuidelines.pdf).

Activities that involve streams and/or wetlands are regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). We recommend that you contact the Corps to determine their interest in proposed projects in these areas. For activities within a National Wildlife Refuge, we recommend that you contact refuge staff for specific information about refuge resources.

If your action is on Indian land or has implications for off-reservation tribal interests, we encourage you to contact the tribe(s) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to discuss potential

2 tribal concerns, and to invite any affected tribe and the BIA to participate in the section 7 consultation. In keeping with our tribal trust responsibility, we will notify tribes that may be affected by proposed actions when section 7 consultation is initiated. For more information, please contact our tribal coordinator, John Nystedt, at (928) 556-2160 or [email protected].

The State of Arizona protects some species not protected by Federal law. We recommend you contact the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) for animals and Arizona Department of Agriculture for plants to determine if species protected by or of concern to the State may occur in your action area. The AGFD has an Environmental Review On-Line Tool that can be accessed at http://www.azgfd.gov/hgis/. We also recommend that you coordinate with the AGFD regarding your project.

For additional communications regarding this project, please refer to the consultation Tracking Number in the header of this letter. We appreciate your concern for threatened and endangered species. If we may be of further assistance, please contact Brenda Smith at 928/556-2157 for projects in Northern Arizona, our general Phoenix number (602/242-0210) for central Arizona, or Jean Calhoun at 520/670-6150 (x223) for projects in southern Arizona.

Sincerely,

/s/

Steven L. Spangle

Field Supervisor

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Consultation Code: 02EAAZ00-2016-SLI-0266 Event Code: 02EAAZ00-2016-E-00361

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Project Name: AZDEPS outfall #005 Project Description: Evaluating special-status bat species in vicinity of the outfall. No plans to alter the site as of the date of this request.

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Project Location Map:

Project Coordinates: MULTIPOLYGON (((-110.9554473996627 33.378984059319116, - 110.95520794348761 33.378905275345396, -110.95517065790006 33.37880712246917, - 110.95521369757263 33.378711353012996, -110.95533852379448 33.378677495994985, - 110.95552359621651 33.378720051849115, -110.95563236741846 33.37877988752406, - 110.95566740003525 33.37887886690531, -110.95564031123213 33.37895376355892, - 110.95555006823643 33.37900743295315, -110.9554473996627 33.378984059319116)))

Project Counties: Gila, AZ

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Endangered Species Act Species List

There are a total of 7 threatened or endangered species on your species list. Species on this list should be considered in an effects analysis for your project and could include species that exist in another geographic area. For example, certain fish may appear on the species list because a project could affect downstream species. Critical habitats listed under the Has Critical Habitat column may or may not lie within your project area. See the Critical habitats within your project area section further below for critical habitat that lies within your project. Please contact the designated FWS office if you have questions.

Birds Status Has Critical Habitat Condition(s)

Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus Threatened Proposed americanus) Population: Western U.S. DPS

Fishes

Headwater chub (Gila nigra) Proposed Threatened

Roundtail chub (Gila robusta) Proposed Population: Lower Colorado River Basin Threatened DPS

Flowering Plants

Arizona Hedgehog cactus Endangered (Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. arizonicus)

Mammals

Gray wolf (Canis lupus) Proposed Population: Mexican gray wolf, EXPN Experimental population Population, Non- Essential

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ocelot (Leopardus (=felis) pardalis) Endangered Population: wherever found

Reptiles

Northern Mexican gartersnake Threatened Proposed (Thamnophis eques megalops)

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Critical habitats that lie within your project area There are no critical habitats within your project area.

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ATTACHMENT B

AGFD HDMS On-line Environmental Review Tool Query

Arizona Environmental Online Review Tool Report

Arizona Game and Fish Department Mission To conserve Arizona's diverse wildlife resources and manage for safe, compatible outdoor recreation opportunities for current and future generations.

Project Name: AZPDES Outfall #005

User Project Number: 208.48

Project Description: Special-status species in vicinity of AZPDES Outfall #005

Project Type: Education/Information

Contact Person: Gabrielle Diamond

Organization: Private Consulting Firm

On Behalf Of: CONSULTING

Project ID: HGIS-03099

Please review the entire report for project type and/or species recommendations for the location information entered. Please retain a copy for future reference.

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Disclaimer:

1. This Environmental Review is based on the project study area that was entered. The report must be updated if the project study area, location, or the type of project changes. 2. This is a preliminary environmental screening tool. It is not a substitute for the potential knowledge gained by having a biologist conduct a field survey of the project area. This review is also not intended to replace environmental consultation (including federal consultation under the Endangered Species Act), land use permitting, or the Departments review of site-specific projects. 3. The Departments Heritage Data Management System (HDMS) data is not intended to include potential distribution of special status species. Arizona is large and diverse with plants, animals, and environmental conditions that are ever changing. Consequently, many areas may contain species that biologists do not know about or species previously noted in a particular area may no longer occur there. HDMS data contains information about species occurrences that have actually been reported to the Department. Not all of Arizona has been surveyed for special status species, and surveys that have been conducted have varied greatly in scope and intensity. Such surveys may reveal previously undocumented population of species of special concern. 4. HabiMap Arizona data, specifically Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) under our State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) and Species of Economic and Recreational Importance (SERI), represent potential species distribution models for the State of Arizona which are subject to ongoing change, modification and refinement. The status of a wildlife resource can change quickly, and the availability of new data will necessitate a refined assessment.

Locations Accuracy Disclaimer: Project locations are assumed to be both precise and accurate for the purposes of environmental review. The creator/owner of the Project Review Report is solely responsible for the project location and thus the correctness of the Project Review Report content.

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Recommendations Disclaimer:

1. The Department is interested in the conservation of all fish and wildlife resources, including those species listed in this report and those that may have not been documented within the project vicinity as well as other game and nongame wildlife. 2. Recommendations have been made by the Department, under authority of Arizona Revised Statutes Title 5 (Amusements and Sports), 17 (Game and Fish), and 28 (Transportation). 3. Potential impacts to fish and wildlife resources may be minimized or avoided by the recommendations generated from information submitted for your proposed project. These recommendations are preliminary in scope, designed to provide early considerations on all species of wildlife. 4. Making this information directly available does not substitute for the Department's review of project proposals, and should not decrease our opportunity to review and evaluate additional project information and/or new project proposals. 5. Further coordination with the Department requires the submittal of this Environmental Review Report with a cover letter and project plans or documentation that includes project narrative, acreage to be impacted, how construction or project activity(s) are to be accomplished, and project locality information (including site map). Once AGFD had received the information, please allow 30 days for completion of project reviews. Send requests to: Project Evaluation Program, Habitat Branch Arizona Game and Fish Department 5000 West Carefree Highway Phoenix, Arizona 85086-5000 Phone Number: (623) 236-7600 Fax Number: (623) 236-7366 Or [email protected] 6. Coordination may also be necessary under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and/or Endangered Species Act (ESA). Site specific recommendations may be proposed during further NEPA/ESA analysis or through coordination with affected agencies

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Special Status Species and Special Areas Documented within 2 Miles of Project Vicinity Scientific Name Common Name FWS USFS BLM NPL SGCN Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. Arizona Hedgehog Cactus LE HS arizonicus Lithobates yavapaiensis Lowland Leopard Frog SC S S 1A Mammillaria viridiflora Varied Fishhook Cactus SR

Note: Status code definitions can be found at http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/edits/hdms_status_definitions.shtml.

Species of Greatest Conservation Need Predicted within Project Vicinity based on Predicted Range Models Scientific Name Common Name FWS USFS BLM NPL SGCN Agosia chrysogaster Longfin Dace SC S 1B Aix sponsa Wood Duck 1B Ammodramus savannarum Western Grasshopper Sparrow 1B perpallidus Ammospermophilus harrisii Harris' Antelope Squirrel 1B Anaxyrus microscaphus Arizona Toad SC 1B Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle BGA S 1B Aspidoscelis flagellicauda Gila Spotted Whiptail 1B Botaurus lentiginosus American Bittern 1B Buteo regalis Ferruginous Hawk SC S 1B Castor canadensis American Beaver 1B Catostomus clarkii Desert Sucker SC S S 1B Chilomeniscus stramineus Variable Sandsnake 1B Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk 1B Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Western DPS) LT S 1A Colaptes chrysoides Gilded Flicker S 1B Coluber bilineatus Sonoran Whipsnake 1B Corynorhinus townsendii pallescens Pale Townsend's Big-eared Bat SC S S 1B Crotalus cerberus Arizona Black Rattlesnake 1B Crotalus tigris Tiger Rattlesnake 1B Cynanthus latirostris Broad-billed Hummingbird S 1B Dipodomys spectabilis Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat S 1B Empidonax traillii extimus Southwestern Willow Flycatcher LE 1A Euderma maculatum Spotted Bat SC S S 1B Eugenes fulgens Magnificent Hummingbird 1B Eumops perotis californicus Greater Western Bonneted Bat SC S 1B Falco peregrinus anatum American Peregrine Falcon SC S S 1A Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle SC, SS 1A BGA Heloderma suspectum Gila Monster 1A Idionycteris phyllotis Allen's Lappet-browed Bat SC S S 1B

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Species of Greatest Conservation Need Predicted within Project Vicinity based on Predicted Range Models Scientific Name Common Name FWS USFS BLM NPL SGCN Incilius alvarius Sonoran Desert Toad 1B Junco phaeonotus Yellow-eyed Junco S 1B Kinosternon sonoriense sonoriense Desert Mud Turtle S 1B Lasiurus blossevillii Western Red Bat S 1B Lasiurus xanthinus Western Yellow Bat S 1B Leopardus pardalis Ocelot LE 1A Leptonycteris curasoae Lesser Long-nosed Bat LE 1A yerbabuenae Lepus alleni Antelope Jackrabbit 1B Lithobates yavapaiensis Lowland Leopard Frog SC S S 1A Lontra canadensis sonora Southwestern River Otter SC 1B Macrotus californicus California Leaf-nosed Bat SC S 1B Melanerpes uropygialis Gila Woodpecker 1B Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow 1B Melozone aberti Abert's Towhee S 1B Microtus mexicanus Mexican Vole 1B Micruroides euryxanthus Sonoran Coralsnake 1B Myotis occultus Arizona Myotis SC S 1B Myotis velifer Cave Myotis SC S 1B Myotis yumanensis Yuma Myotis SC 1B Nyctinomops femorosaccus Pocketed Free-tailed Bat 1B Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed Deer 1B Panthera onca Jaguar LE 1A Passerculus sandwichensis Savannah Sparrow 1B Perognathus amplus Arizona Pocket Mouse 1B Phrynosoma solare Regal Horned Lizard 1B Poeciliopsis occidentalis Gila Topminnow LE 1A occidentalis Progne subis hesperia Desert Purple Martin S 1B Setophaga petechia Yellow Warbler 1B Strix occidentalis lucida Mexican Spotted Owl LT 1A Tadarida brasiliensis Brazilian Free-tailed Bat 1B Terrapene ornata Ornate Box Turtle 1A Troglodytes pacificus Pacific Wren 1B Vireo bellii arizonae Arizona Bell's Vireo 1B Vulpes macrotis Kit Fox 1B Xantusia bezyi Bezy's Night Lizard S 1B

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Species of Economic and Recreation Importance Predicted within Project Vicinity Scientific Name Common Name FWS USFS BLM NPL SGCN Callipepla gambelii Gambel's Quail Odocoileus hemionus Mule Deer Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed Deer 1B Patagioenas fasciata Band-tailed Pigeon 1C Pecari tajacu Javelina Puma concolor Mountain Lion Sciurus aberti Abert's Squirrel Ursus americanus American Black Bear Zenaida asiatica White-winged Dove Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove

Project Type: Education/Information

Project Type Recommendations:

Based on the project type entered (information/education), no impacts to land or water resources are anticipated and therefore no project type recommendations or mitigation measures are provided. If you entered this project type by mistake, please contact the PEP program to change the project type for you.

Project Location and/or Species Recommendations:

HDMS records indicate that one or more native plants listed on the Arizona Native Plant Law and Antiquities Act have been documented within the vicinity of your project area. Please contact: Arizona Department of Agriculture 1688 W Adams St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602.542.4373 https://agriculture.az.gov/environmental-services/np1

HDMS records indicate that one or more listed, proposed, or candidate species or Critical Habitat (Designated or Proposed) have been documented in the vicinity of your project. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) gives the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) regulatory authority over all federally listed species. Please contact USFWS Ecological Services Offices at http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arizona/ or:

Phoenix Main Office Tucson Sub-Office Flagstaff Sub-Office 2321 W. Royal Palm Rd, Suite 103 201 N. Bonita Suite 141 SW Forest Science Complex Phoenix, AZ 85021 Tucson, AZ 85745 2500 S. Pine Knoll Dr. Phone: 602-242-0210 Phone: 520-670-6144 Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Fax: 602-242-2513 Fax: 520-670-6155 Phone: 928-556-2157 Fax: 928-556-2121

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ATTACHMENT C

Tonto National Forest Sensitive Species (2015)

Tonto National Forest Federal Threatened, Endangered, and Candidate Species (2015)

Common Name Scientific Name Status Mammals Birds Cuckoo, yellow-billed Coccyzus americanus T Cuckoo, yellow-billed critical habitat N/A P Flycatcher, southwestern willow Empidonax traillii extimus E Flycatcher, southwestern willow critical habitat N/A D Owl, Mexican spotted Strix occidentalis lucida T Owl, Mexican spotted critical habitat N/A D Rail, Yuma ridgeway’s Rallus obsoletus yumanensis E Reptiles Gartersnake, northern Mexican Thamnophis eques megalops T Gartersnake, northern Mexican critical habitat N/A P Gartersnake, narrow-headed Thamnophis rufipunctatus T Gartersnake, narrow-headed critical habitat N/A P Tortoise, Morafka’s desert Gopherus morafkai C Amphibian Frog, Chiricahua leopard Lithobates [Rana] chiricahuensis T Frog, Chiricahua leopard, critical habitat N/A D Fish Chub, Gila Gila intermedia E Chub, Gila critical habitat N/A D Chub, headwater Gila nigra C Chub, roundtail Gila robusta C Minnow, loach Tiaroga cobitis E Minnow, loach, critical habitat N/A D Pikeminnow, Colorado (non-essential Ptychocheilus lucius E experimental) Pupfish, desert Cyprinodon macularius E Spikedace Meda fulgida E Spikedace, critical habitat N/A D Sucker, razorback Xyrauchen texanus E Sucker, razorback, critical habitat N/A D Topminnow, Gila Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis E Plants Cliffrose, Arizona Purshia subintegra E Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. E Hedgehog, Arizona arizonicus C=candidate, D=designated, E=endangered, N/A=not applicable, P=proposed, T=threatened

Tonto National Forest Forest Sensitive Species (2015)

Common Name Scientific Name Mammals (4) Bat, Allen’s lappet-browned Idionycteris phyllotis Bat, pale townsend’s big-eared Corynorhinus townsendii pallescens Bat, spotted Euderma maculatum Bat, western red Lasiurus blossevillii Birds (4) Falcon, American peregrine Falco peregrinus anatum Flycatcher, sulphur-bellied Myiodynastes luteiventris Goshawk, northern Accipiter gentilis Junco, yellow-eyed Junco phaeonotus Reptiles (2) Lizard, Bezy’s night Xantusia bezyi Tortoise, Morafka’s desert (Federal candidate) Gopherus morafkai Amphibians (3) Frog, lowland leopard Lithobates [Rana] yavapaiensis Frog, western barking Eleutherodactylus augusti cactorum Frog, northern leopard Lithobates [Rana] pipiens Fish (4) Chub, headwater (Federal candidate) Gila nigra Chub, roundtail(Federal candidate) Gila robusta Sucker, desert Catostomus clarki Sucker, Sonora Catostomus insignis Invertebrates (5) Beetle, Parker’s cylloepus riffle Cylloepus parkeri Caddisfly, A Wormaldia planae Mayfly, A Fallceon eatoni Midge, netwing Agathon arizonicus Springsnail, fossil Pyrgulopsis simplex Plants (23) Agave, Hohokam Agave murpheyi Agave, Tonto basin Agave delamateri Breadroot, Verde Pediomelum verdiensis Buckwheat, Ripley wild Eriogonum ripleyi Bugbane, Arizona Cimicifuga arizonica Dock, blumer’s Rumex orthoneurus Fleabane, fish creek Erigeron piscaticus Fleabane, Mogollon Erigeron anchana Packera neomexicana var. toumeyi (=Senecio Groundsel, toumey n. var. t.) Mallow, Pima Indian Abutilon parishii Milkwort, Hualapai Polygala rusbyi Phlox, Arizona Phlox amabilis Rockdaisy, fish creek Perityle saxicola Rockdaisy, salt river Perityle gilensis var. salensis Root, Arizona alum Heuchera glomerulata Root, eastwood alum Heuchera eastwoodiae Sage, galiuro Salvia amissa Sandwort, Mt. Dellenbaugh Arenaria aberrans

Common Name Scientific Name Sedge, Chihuahuan Carex chihuahuensis Sedge, Cochise Carex ultra (=C.spissa var. ultra) Snapdragon, mapleleaf false Mabrya acerifolia (=Maurandya a.) Vetch, horseshoe deer Lotus mearnsii var. equisolensis Woodfern, Aravaipa Thelypteris puberula var. sonorensis

Tonto National Forest Management Indicator Species

Potential Natural Management Vegetation Habitat Population Indicator Indicator of Crosswalk w/ Forest Trend Trend Species Plan Vegetation Elk PPM, MCA general forest conditions Static Stable

Turkey PPM, MCA vertical diversity – forest mix Static Stable

Pygmy PPM Old growth pine Static Decrease Nuthatch

Violet-green PPM, MCA Cavity-nesting habitat Static Decrease swallow

Western PPM, MCA Forest openings Static Stable Bluebird

Hairy PPM, MCA Snags Static Stable Woodpecker

Goshawk PPM, MCA Vertical diversity Static Decrease

Abert Squirrel PPM, MCA Successional stages of pine Static Decrease

Ash-throated PJC, PJG, Ground cover Static Stable Flycatcher

Gray Vireo PJC, PJG Tree density Static Decrease

Townsend’s PJC, PJG Juniper berry production Static Stable Solitaire

Juniper PJC, PJG General woodland conditions Static Decrease Titmouse

Northern PJC, PJG Snags Static Stable Flicker

Successional stages of pinyon- Spotted Towhee PJC, PJG Static Stable juniper

Spotted Towhee IC Shrub density Static Stable

Black-chinned IC Shrub diversity Static Stable Sparrow

Savannah Upward/sta CPG, PJG Grass species diversity Stable Sparrow tic

Potential Natural Management Vegetation Habitat Population Indicator Indicator of Crosswalk w/ Forest Trend Trend Species Plan Vegetation Upward/sta Horned Lark CPG, PJG Vegetation aspect Decrease tic

Black-throated Downward/ DC Shrub diversity Stable Sparrow static

Canyon Downward/ DC Ground cover Decrease Towhee static

Bald Eagle CWRF General riparian No change Stable CWRF Bell’s Vireo Well-developed understory No change Decrease CWRF Summer Tall, mature trees No change Decrease Tanager CWRF Hooded Oriole Medium-sized Trees No change Stable

Hairy MBDRF Snags, cavities No change Stable Woodpecker MBDRF Arizona Gray General riparian No change Stable Squirrel MBDRF Warbling Vireo Tall overstory No change Stable MBDRF Western Wood Medium overstory No change Decrease Pewee MBDRF Common black- Riparian streamside No change Decrease hawk

Marcro- Aquatic Water quality N/A N/A invertebrates CPG - colorado plateau grassland, CWRF - cottonwood willow riparian forest, DC - desert communities, IC - interior chaparral, MBDRF - mixed broadleaf deciduous riparian forest, MCA - mixed conifer w/ aspen, MWRF- montane willow riparian forest, PJC - PJ chaparral, PJG - PJ grassland, PPM - ponderosa pine – mild, SDG - semi-desert grassland.

Tonto National Forest Migratory bird species of concern

Ponderosa Pine Forest: primarily pure ponderosa pine forest Flammulated Owl* Northern Goshawk* Olive-sided Flycatcher* Grace's Warbler* Lewis's Woodpecker* Olive Warbler* Ponderosa-Gambel’s Oak Forest Band-tailed Pigeon* Grace's Warbler* Northern Goshawk* Flammulated Owl* Lewis's Woodpecker* Olive Warbler* Mexican Spotted Owl* Mixed Conifer Forest: Douglas fir, white fir, ponderosa pine, often some aspen and Gambel’s oak. Band-tailed Pigeon* Golden-crowned Kinglet Olive-sided Flycatcher* Cordilleran Flycatcher Mexican Spotted Owl Red-faced Warbler* Flammulated Owl* Northern Goshawk* Red-naped Sapsucker* Pinyon Pine – Juniper woodland Black-throated Gray Warbler* Gray Vireo Peregrine Falcon* Golden Eagle* Juniper Titmouse Pinyon Jay Gray Flycatcher Madrean Evergreen woodland: Madrean evergreen oaks, juniper, pinyon pine Black-throated Gray Warbler* Golden Eagle* Interior chaparral: shrub live oak, manzanita, mountain-mahogany, cliffrose Black-chinned Sparrow Semiarid grassland, often with scattered sotol, agaves burroweed, snakeweed, yucca, mesquite Golden Eagle* Swainson’s Hawk Sonoran Desertscrub (Arizona Upland Biome): paloverde, ironwood, mesquite, catclaw, acacia, saguro, cholla, barrel cactus, prickly pear, creosote bush, jojoba, crucifixion thorn Bendire's Thrasher Gila Woodpecker Phainopepla* Canyon Towhee Gilded Flicker Prairie Falcon Costa’s Hummingbird* Golden Eagle* Purple Martin Elf Owl Peregrine Falcon* Montane riparian wetlands: cottonwood, maple, box elder, alder, willow, some Gambel’s oak, ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, white fir, and aspen Cordilleran Flycatcher* Red-faced Warbler* Red-naped Sapsucker* MacGillivray’s Warbler Marshlands, cienegas, ponds, and lake edges: bulrush, sedges, pondweeds, cattail, duckweed, saltgrass Yuma Clapper Rail Interior riparian deciduous forests and woodlands: sycamore, cottonwood, willow, ash, walnut, bigtooth maple, hackberry, cypress, juniper, oak Common Black-Hawk* Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet* Yellow Warbler* Sonoran riparian deciduous forest and woodlands: primarily cottonwood, willow, mesquite, tamarisk (salt cedar), some ash, walnut, and hackberry Bald Eagle Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo Bell's Vireo* Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Yellow Warbler* Common Black-Hawk* Sonoran riparian scrubland (dry wash): mesquite, paloverde, ironwood, burrobush, desert broom, quailbush, desert willow Bell's Vireo* Lucy’s Warbler Phainopepla* Costa’s Hummingbird* * Species occurs in more than 1 type of habitat