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Southern Company (the) — Technical Presentation (September 2001)
16 slides from Southern Company (the)'s technical presentation, Sep 11, 2001
Slide 1: Coosa-Warrior Relicensing: E6 Issue Action Group TE&S Species
Coosa - Warrior Relicensing E6 Issue Action Group TE&S Species
Slide 2: Issue Statement
E6 Issue Action Group TE&S Species Issue Statement WE6 & CE6 -What is the effect of project operations on Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive species (aquatic and terrestrial) that inhabit the project study area? Tasks and Responsibilities Develop a list and status of TE&S species within the Coosa
Slide 3: Members
E6 Issue Action Group TE&S Species Members Jim Crew APC [email protected] Kelly Schaeffer Kleinschmidt [email protected] Tom Counts USFS [email protected] Carl Couret USFWS [email protected] Jon Hornsby DCNR [email protected] Henry Mealing Kleinschmidt Henry.Mealing@K
Slide 4: Tasks
E6 Issue Action Group TE&S Species Tasks • Task 1 Produce a list of TE&S Species for the Coosa and Warrior Basins; subdivided by county and effected project area • Task 2 Provide the status of each species: Federal, State, and Global Rank • Task 3 Determine if there are existing recovery plans for i
Slide 5: Schedule
E6 Issue Action Group TE&S Species Schedule Meeting 1 Kickoff Meeting - August 7, 2001 Meeting 2 Discuss results of Tasks 1 & 2 - September 4, 2001 Meeting 3 Update EcoRAT and WCRT at September Meetings Meeting 4 Discuss results of Task 3 - end of September 2001 Meeting 5 Discuss Task 4 - mid Octobe
Slide 6: August 7, 2001 Conference Call Meeting
E6 IAG August 7, 2001 Conference Call Meeting • Discussed the IAG’s Primary Responsibilities • Reviewed Draft Work Plan • Flattened Musk Turtle • Assigned action items
Slide 7: September 4, 2001 Conference Call Meeting
E6 IAG September 4, 2001 Conference Call Meeting • Reviewed Information Prepared to Date – Discussed discrepancies in data base • Discussed next steps for finalizing the TE&S Database • Discussed presentation for September EcoRAT and WCRT Meetings
Slide 8: September 11 & 12, 2001 EcoRAT & WCRT Meetings
E6 IAG September 11 & 12, 2001 EcoRAT & WCRT Meetings IAG E6 Progress Report Review Task 1 Review Task 2 - TE&S Species list for Coosa and - Federal and State status, Global Warrior Basins Rank review
Slide 9: TE&S Definitions: Federal Status
TE&S Definitions Federal Status According to the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, the following definitions apply to Threatened and Endangered Species: • Threatened- any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant porti
Slide 10: TE&S Definitions: Alabama State Status
TE&S Definitions Alabama State Status Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources • State Protected- species with a state protected status are protected by the Nongame Species Regulation (Section 220-2.92, page 73-75)
Slide 11: TE&S Definitions: Heritage Ranking System Global Rank
TE&S Definitions Heritage Ranking System - Global Rank: • G1 = Critically imperiled globally because of extreme rarity (5 or fewer known extant populations) or because of some factor(s) making it especially vulnerable to extinction. • G2 = Imperiled globally because of rarity (6 to 20 known extant p
Slide 12: TE&S Species Task 1: Species list for Coosa and Warrior Basins
E6 IAG TE&S Species Task 1 TE&S Species list for Coosa and Warrior Basins Contributors: • United States Fish and Wildlife Service • Alabama Heritage Program • Alabama State Lands Division • United States Forest Service
Slide 13: TE&S Species Task 2: Federal, State, Global Rank review
E6 IAG TE&S Species Task 2 Federal, State, and Global Rank status review
Slide 14: Next Steps...
Next Steps...
Slide 15: TE&S Species Task 3
E6 IAG TE&S Species Task 3 Collection of existing Recovery Plans Identify other Data Base needs GeoSpatial Data Opportunities
Slide 16: Geo-Spatial Reference
E6 IAG Geo-Spatial Reference • Location information from AHP and from APC will be added to the GIS Data base • Location information will not be exact due to the sensitivity of this information • Location information will be updated during the relicense process as additional information is available.
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