APPENDIX C TOWER SITE MAPS TCA-AJO-003 GF e iv r D TCA-AJO-003 GF o c n la B rto Pue GF Proposed Tower Location New Access Road 50ft Concrete Pad GF 100ft Construction Area 0 260 520 780 1,040 · Meters 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 1:24,000 Feet TCA-AJO-003 Tower and Access Road April 2009 GF TCA-AJO-004 TCA-AJO-004 GF d a o R ll e W s te a B GF Proposed Tower Location Access Road Authorized Road Improvement Authorized Road Repair GF 50ft Concrete Pad 100ft Construction Area 0 250 500 750 1,000 · Meters 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 1:24,000 Feet TCA-AJO-004 Tower and Access Road August 2009 TCA-AJO-170 GF GF Kuakatch Authorized Road Improvements W ash GF Proposed Tower Location Access Road Authorized Corridor Repair Authorized Corridor Improvements Authorized Road Improvements OPCNM Boundary 85 Alamo «¬ 50ft Concrete Pad W ash 100ft Construction Area Copper Mtn GF Mine 0 770 1,540 2,310 3,080 · Meters TCA-AJO-170 0 2,500 5,000 7,500 10,000 1:65,000 Feet TCA-AJO-170 Tower and Access Road August 2009 TCA-AJO-189 GF GF TCA-AJO-189 GF GF Proposed Tower Location 10ft Concrete Pad 18ft Construction Area 0 300 600 900 1,200 · Meters 0 820 1,640 2,460 3,280 1:24,000 Feet TCA-AJO-189 Tower March 2009 TCA-AJO-204 GF «¬85 Pu er to B l a n c o e iv D r ri v D e in ta n u o M TCA-AJO-204 jo A GF GF Proposed Tower Location GF 35ft Concrete Paid 50ft Construction Area 0 260 520 780 1,040 · Meters 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 1:24,000 Feet TCA-AJO-204 Tower March 2009 TCA-AJO-216 GF GF TCA-AJO-216 GF «¬85 GF Proposed Tower Location Authorized Road Repair Access Road Authorized Road Improvements Authorized Road OPCNM Boundary 50ft Concrete Pad 0 150 300 450 600 · Meters 100ft Construction Area 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 1:12,000 Feet TCA-AJO-216 Tower and Access Road August 2009 ive GF Dr co TCA-AJO-301 lan B GF o ert Pu C a m in o D e D o s R e p u b l ic 85 a «¬ s TCA-AJO-301 U nite d S tat M es ex ico GF GF Proposed Tower Location New Access Road 70ft Concrete Pad 100ft Construction Area US Border 0 100 200 300 400 · Meters 0 470 940 1,410 1,880 1:12,000 Feet TCA-AJO-301 Tower April 2009 TCA-AJO-302 GF GF Bates Well Road GF TCA-AJO-302 GF Proposed Tower Location New Access Road OPCNM Boundary 50ft Concrete Pad 100ft Construction Area 0 275 550 825 1,100 · Meters 0 950 1,900 2,850 3,800 1:24,000 Feet TCA-AJO-302 Tower and Access Road March 2009 GF GF TCA-AJO-303 GF TCA-AJO-303 LA ABRA PLAIN rto Bla GF Proposed Tower Location nco D Access Road rive Authorized Road Repair Authorized Road OPCNM Boundary Un ited Sta 80ft Concrete Pad 0 300 600 900 1,200 tes M Meters ex · ico 100ft Construction Area 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 1:24,000 Feet TCA-AJO-303 Tower and Access Road September 2009 GF Proposed Tower Location New Road Access Road Authorized Road Improvement TCA-AJO-310 Authorized Road Authorized Road Repair GF OPCNM Boundary «¬85 50ft Concrete Pad 100ft Construction Area TCA-AJO-310 GF GF 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 · Meters 0 1,600 3,200 4,800 6,400 1:36,750 Feet TCA-AJO-310 Tower and Access Road June 2009 APPENDIX D BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF 14 PROPOSED CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION TOWER LOCATIONS A BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF 14 PROPOSED CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION TOWER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT Pima County Prepared for: United States Customs and Border Protection Secure Border Initiative (SBInet) Submitted to: The Boeing Company 499 Boeing Blvd. PO Box 240002 Huntsville, AL 35824-6402 Submitted by: Harris Environmental Group, Inc. 58 East 5th Street Tucson, Arizona 85705-8362 Version 1.6 4 December 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Tables ........................................................................................................................... ii List of Photographs .................................................................................................................. ii 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 1 2.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 4 Project Summary ..................................................................................................................... 4 Project Description .................................................................................................................. 4 3.0 METHODS .............................................................................................................................. 4 Establishing Lists of Special Status Species for Consideration ............................................... 6 Other Relevant Documents ...................................................................................................... 6 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ............................................................................................. 7 Sonoran Desertscrub — Arizona Upland Subdivision ............................................................ 7 Sonoran Desertscrub — Lower Colorado River Subdivision .................................................. 8 Non-Native Plants and Noxious Weeds .................................................................................. 8 Geomorphology ....................................................................................................................... 8 Soils ......................................................................................................................................... 9 5.0 TOWER DESCRIPTIONS AND FIELD OBSERVATIONS ............................................... 10 PREFERRED TOWER LOCATIONS .................................................................................. 10 TCA-AJO-003 ....................................................................................................................... 10 TCA-AJO-004 ....................................................................................................................... 13 TCA-AJO-170 ....................................................................................................................... 16 TCA-AJO-204 ....................................................................................................................... 19 TCA-AJO-209 ....................................................................................................................... 22 TCA-AJO-301 ....................................................................................................................... 26 TCA-AJO-302 ....................................................................................................................... 29 TCA-AJO-303 ....................................................................................................................... 32 TCA-AJO-304 ....................................................................................................................... 35 TCA-AJO-308 ....................................................................................................................... 38 TCA-AJO-310 ....................................................................................................................... 41 REJECTED TOWER LOCATIONS ..................................................................................... 44 TCA-AJO-008 ....................................................................................................................... 44 TCA-AJO-091 ....................................................................................................................... 47 TCA-AJO-214 ....................................................................................................................... 50 6.0 RESULTS .............................................................................................................................. 54 Species Protected Under the Endangered Species Act .......................................................... 54 Other Special Status Species ................................................................................................. 59 7.0 REGULATORY CONTEXT ................................................................................................. 61 Endangered Species Act (ESA) ............................................................................................. 61 Migratory Birds Treaty Act (MBTA) .................................................................................... 61 Bureau of Land Management (U.S. Department of the Interior) .......................................... 61 Wildlife of Special Concern in Arizona ................................................................................ 62 Native Plants of Arizona ........................................................................................................ 62 8.0 DISCUSSION ........................................................................................................................ 63 9.0 REFERENCES CITED .......................................................................................................... 64 A Biological Evaluation of 14 Proposed Tower Locations within the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument i APPENDIX A ................................................................................................................................ 1 APPENDIX B ................................................................................................................................ 4 APPENDIX C 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