## U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 

# Salt River Project - Navajo Generating Station Minor Modification IPaC Trust Resource Report

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## US Fish & Wildlife Service 

# IPaC Trust Resource Report

Project Description

NAME 

## Salt River Project - Navajo Generating Station Minor Modification

PROJECT CODE EDKFQ-NOAL5-DDJAQ-FB77W-VFIPSE

LOCATION 

## Coconino County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION 

## Installation of a coal treatment system at the existing Navajo Generating Station. The project will occur within the existing facility footprint. The project will result in emission increases in PM, PM10, and PM2.5. The emissions increases may effect threatened or endangered species outside of the facility boundary.



# U.S. Fish & Wildlife Contact Information Species in this report are managed by: Arizona Ecological Services Field Office 2321 West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103 Phoenix, AZ 85021-4915 (602) 242-0210EDKFQ-NOAL5-DDJAQ-FB77W-VFIPSE

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# Endangered Species Proposed, candidate, threatened, and endangered species that are managed by the and should be considered as part of an effect analysis Endangered Species Program for this project. This unofficial species list is for informational purposes only and does not fulfill the requirements under of the Endangered Species Act, which states that Federal

Section 7 agencies are required to "request of the Secretary of Interior information whether any species which is listed or proposed to be listed may be present in the area of a proposed action." This requirement applies to projects which are conducted, permitted or licensed by any Federal agency. A letter from the local office and a species list which fulfills this requirement can be obtained by returning to this project on the IPaC website and requesting an Official Species List from the regulatory documents section. 

# Birds California Condor Gymnogyps californianus CRITICAL HABITAT There is critical habitat designated for this species. final https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B002 

## Mexican Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis lucida CRITICAL HABITAT There is critical habitat designated for this species. final https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B074 

## Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii extimus CRITICAL HABITAT There is critical habitat designated for this species. final https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B094 

## Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus CRITICAL HABITAT There is critical habitat designated for this species. proposed https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B06REDKFQ-NOAL5-DDJAQ-FB77W-VFIPSE

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# Fishes Razorback Sucker Xyrauchen texanus CRITICAL HABITAT There is critical habitat designated for this species. final https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=E054 

## Roundtail Chub Gila robusta CRITICAL HABITAT has been designated for this species. No critical habitat https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=E02Z 

# Flowering Plants Welsh's Milkweed Asclepias welshii CRITICAL HABITAT There is critical habitat designated for this species. final https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=Q25M 

# Mammals Black-footed Ferret Mustela nigripes CRITICAL HABITAT has been designated for this species. No critical habitat https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=A004 

# Reptiles Northern Mexican Gartersnake Thamnophis eques megalops CRITICAL HABITAT There is critical habitat designated for this species. proposed https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=C04Q



# Critical Habitats Potential effects to critical habitat(s) within the project area must be analyzed along with the endangered species themselves. There is no critical habitat within this project areaEDKFQ-NOAL5-DDJAQ-FB77W-VFIPSE

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# Migratory Birds Birds are protected by the and the Bald and Golden Eagle Migratory Bird Treaty Act Protection Act. Any activity which results in the of migratory birds or eagles is prohibited unless take authorized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ( ). There are no provisions for 1 allowing the take of migratory birds that are unintentionally killed or injured. You are responsible for complying with the appropriate regulations for the protection of birds as part of this project. This involves analyzing potential impacts and implementing appropriate conservation measures for all project activities.
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Season: Wintering https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B008 

## Bendire's Thrasher Toxostoma bendirei Season: Breeding 

## Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri Season: Breeding https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0HA 

## Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Season: Breeding 

## Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii Year-round 

## Flammulated Owl Otus flammeolus Season: Breeding https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0DK 

## Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Year-round https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0DV 

## Grace's Warbler Dendroica graciae Season: Breeding 

## Gray Vireo Vireo vicinior Season: Breeding https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0G5 

## Juniper Titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi Year-round 

## Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewis Year-round 

## Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Year-round https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0FY 

## Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae Season: Breeding https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0DLEDKFQ-NOAL5-DDJAQ-FB77W-VFIPSE

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## Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Season: Breeding https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0AN 

## Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Season: Breeding https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0FU 

## Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Year-round 

## Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus Year-round https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0ER 

## Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni Season: Breeding https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B070 

## Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideus Season: Breeding https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0FX 

## Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii Season: Breeding https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0F6EDKFQ-NOAL5-DDJAQ-FB77W-VFIPSE

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# Refuges Any activity proposed on lands must undergo a 'Compatibility National Wildlife Refuge Determination' conducted by the Refuge. If your project overlaps or otherwise impacts a Refuge, please contact that Refuge to discuss the authorization process. There are no refuges within this project areaEDKFQ-NOAL5-DDJAQ-FB77W-VFIPSE

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# Wetlands Impacts to and other aquatic habitats from your project may be subject to

NWI wetlands regulation under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, or other State/Federal Statutes. Project proponents should discuss the relationship of these requirements to their project with the Regulatory Program of the appropriate

. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District

DATA LIMITATIONS The Service's objective of mapping wetlands and deepwater habitats is to produce reconnaissance level information on the location, type and size of these resources. The maps are prepared from the analysis of high altitude imagery. Wetlands are identified based on vegetation, visible hydrology and geography. A margin of error is inherent in the use of imagery; thus, detailed on-the-ground inspection of any particular site may result in revision of the wetland boundaries or classification established through image analysis. The accuracy of image interpretation depends on the quality of the imagery, the experience of the image analysts, the amount and quality of the collateral data and the amount of ground truth verification work conducted. Metadata should be consulted to determine the date of the source imagery used and any mapping problems. Wetlands or other mapped features may have changed since the date of the imagery or field work. There may be occasional differences in polygon boundaries or classifications between the information depicted on the map and the actual conditions on site.

DATA EXCLUSIONS Certain wetland habitats are excluded from the National mapping program because of the limitations of aerial imagery as the primary data source used to detect wetlands. These habitats include seagrasses or submerged aquatic vegetation that are found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of estuaries and nearshore coastal waters. Some deepwater reef communities (coral or tuberficid worm reefs) have also been excluded from the inventory. These habitats, because of their depth, go undetected by aerial imagery.

DATA PRECAUTIONS Federal, state, and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over wetlands may define and describe wetlands in a different manner than that used in this inventory. There is no attempt, in either the design or products of this inventory, to define the limits of proprietary jurisdiction of any Federal, state, or local government or to establish the geographical scope of the regulatory programs of government agencies. Persons intending to engage in activities involving modifications within or adjacent to wetland areas should seek the advice of appropriate federal, state, or local agencies concerning specified agency regulatory programs and proprietary jurisdictions that may affect such activities. 

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