U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Salt River Project - Navajo

Generating Station Minor

Modification

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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) 242-0210
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Threatened

Endangered

Threatened

Endangered

Endangered Species

Proposed, candidate, threatened, and endangered species that are managed by the 

Endangered Species Program and should be considered as part of an effect analysis

for this project.

This unofficial species list is for informational purposes only and does not fulfill the

requirements under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, which states that Federal

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 final critical habitat designated for this species.

https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B002

Mexican Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis lucida

CRITICAL HABITAT

There is final critical habitat designated for this species.

https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B074

Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii extimus

CRITICAL HABITAT

There is final critical habitat designated for this species.

https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B094

Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

CRITICAL HABITAT

There is proposed critical habitat designated for this species.

https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B06R
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Threatened

Experimental Population, Non-Essential

Threatened

Candidate

Endangered

Fishes

Razorback Sucker Xyrauchen texanus

CRITICAL HABITAT

There is final critical habitat designated for this species.

https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=E054

Roundtail Chub Gila robusta

CRITICAL HABITAT

No critical habitat has been designated for this species.

https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=E02Z

Flowering Plants

Welsh's Milkweed Asclepias welshii

CRITICAL HABITAT

There is final critical habitat designated for this species.

https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=Q25M

Mammals

Black-footed Ferret Mustela nigripes

CRITICAL HABITAT

No critical habitat has been designated for this species.

https://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=A004

Reptiles

Northern Mexican Gartersnake Thamnophis eques megalops

CRITICAL HABITAT

There is proposed critical habitat designated for this species.

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 area
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Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Migratory Birds

Birds are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle

Protection Act.

Any activity which results in the take of migratory birds or eagles is prohibited unless

authorized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1). There are no provisions for

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=B0DL
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Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Bird of conservation concern

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Bird of conservation concern

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=B0F6
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Refuges

Any activity proposed on National Wildlife Refuge lands must undergo a 'Compatibility

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 area
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1.72 acres

40.0 acres

Wetlands

Impacts to NWI wetlands and other aquatic habitats from your project may be subject to

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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