Rio Puerco Resource Management Draft Plan & Environmental Impact Statement Volume III August 2012 United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Albuquerque District Rio Puerco Field Office TABLE OF CONTENTS A CULTURAL RESOURCES ON NON-BLM LANDS LISTED ON THE NRHP ........ A-1 B DESCRIPTION OF GRAZING ALLOTMENTS BY ACREAGE AND AUMS ......... B-1 C EXAMPLES OF PRESCRIBED GRAZING SYSTEMS .............................................. C-1 C.1 Rest-Rotation Grazing ................................................................................................ C-1 C.2 Deferred Rotation Grazing .......................................................................................... C-1 C.3 Deferred Grazing ........................................................................................................ C-1 C.4 Alternate Grazing ........................................................................................................ C-1 C.5 Short-Duration, High-Intensity Grazing ..................................................................... C-2 D RANGELAND IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................... D-1 D.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. D-1 D.2 Structural Improvements ............................................................................................. D-1 D.2.1 Fences ............................................................................................................................... D-1 D.2.2 Spring Development .......................................................................................................... D-1 D.2.3 Pipelines ............................................................................................................................ D-1 D.2.4 Wells ................................................................................................................................. D-2 D.3 Nonstructural Improvements ...................................................................................... D-2 D.3.1 Burning ............................................................................................................................. D-2 D.3.2 Plowing and Seeding ......................................................................................................... D-2 D.3.3 Interseeding ....................................................................................................................... D-2 D.3.4 Vegetation Treatments ...................................................................................................... D-2 D.3.5 Standard Operating Procedures ......................................................................................... D-2 D.4 Prevention of Noxious Weed Spread through Surface Disturbing Activities............. D-4 E ALLOTMENT MANAGEMENT CATEGORY AND APPLICABLE LAND USE PLAN E-1 F FUNDAMENTALS OF RANGELAND HEALTH AND STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES .............................................................................................................................. F-1 G FLUID MINERAL DEVELOPMENT BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ............ G-1 G.1 General BMPs ............................................................................................................. G-1 G.1.1 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................ G-1 G.1.2 Paleontological Resources ................................................................................................. G-1 G.1.3 Invasive and Noxious Weed Management ........................................................................ G-2 G.1.4 Wildlife and Sensitive Species Management ..................................................................... G-2 G.1.5 Visual Resource Management Class II and III Areas Management ................................... G-4 G.2 Site Location and Pre-Construction BMPs ................................................................. G-5 G.3 Construction BMPs ..................................................................................................... G-6 G.3.1 Earth Work ........................................................................................................................ G-6 G.3.2 Site maintenance ............................................................................................................... G-7 G.3.3 Spill Prevention and Containment ..................................................................................... G-7 G.3.4 Waste Management ........................................................................................................... G-8 G.4 Access Road BMPs ..................................................................................................... G-8 G.4.1 Road Design & Planning ................................................................................................... G-8 G.4.2 Road Construction ............................................................................................................. G-9 G.4.3 Road Maintenance ............................................................................................................. G-9 G.4.4 Road Reclamation ............................................................................................................. G-9 G.5 Interim Reclamation BMPs....................................................................................... G-10 G.6 Production and Maintenance BMPs.......................................................................... G-10 G.7 Final Reclamation BMPs .......................................................................................... G-11 H FLUID MINERAL SPECIAL LEASE STIPULATIONS .............................................. H-1 H.1 Background ................................................................................................................. H-1 H.1.1 Standard Lease Terms and Conditions .............................................................................. H-1 H.1.2 Types of Lease Stipulations ............................................................................................... H-1 H.1.3 Waivers, Exceptions and Modifications ............................................................................ H-2 H.1.4 Existing Leases .................................................................................................................. H-2 H.2 RPFO Proposed Lease Stipulations ............................................................................ H-3 H.2.1 Wildlife and Sensitive Species Stipulations....................................................................... H-3 H.2.2 Riparian Area Stipulations .............................................................................................. H-10 H.2.3 Soil and Slope Stipulations .............................................................................................. H-12 H.2.4 Cultural Resource Stipulations ........................................................................................ H-15 H.2.5 Geological Resource Stipulations .................................................................................... H-17 H.2.6 Paleontological Stipulations ............................................................................................ H-19 H.2.7 Recreation Stipulations .................................................................................................... H-21 H.2.8 Socioeconomic Stipulations ............................................................................................ H-21 H.2.9 Vegetation & Forestry Stipulations ................................................................................. H-23 H.2.10 Minerals Stipulations ..................................................................................................... H-24 H.3 State Office Stipulations ........................................................................................... H-25 H.3.1 LN—Coal Protection (NM-8-LN) ................................................................................... H-25 H.3.2 LN—Drainage (NM-10-LN) ........................................................................................... H-25 H.3.3 CSU—Highway Material Site Right-of-Way (NM-4-CSU) ............................................ H-25 H.3.4 NSO—Continental Divide Trail (NM-6-NSO) ................................................................ H-26 H.3.5 NSO—Occupied Structures and Dwellings (NM-12-NSO)............................................. H-26 H.3.6 NSO—Pooling Purposes Only (NM-9-NSO) .................................................................. H-26 H.3.7 LN—Cultural Resources (NM-11-LN) ........................................................................... H-26 H.4 Washington Office Stipulations ................................................................................ H-26 H.4.1 Endangered Species Act – Section 7 Consultation (WO-ESA-7) .................................... H-27 H.4.2 Bureau of Reclamation – Section 7 Consultation (WO-BOR-7) ..................................... H-27 H.4.3 Cultural Resources and Tribal Consultation Stipulation .................................................. H-27 I SOIL AND WATER ......................................................................................................... I-1 I.1 Major Soil Mapping Units, Soil Names, and Surface Textures