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Cottonwood Creek (near Arvada) The attached map shows the Cottonwood Creek Watershed, tributary to the west bank of the Powder River near Arvada, WY. On it are the locations of the reservoirs we have bonded for reclamation which were also evaluated by the Corps for CWA jurisdiction. ( ompam High Plains H igh Plains High Plains H igh Plains High Plains H igh Plains High Plains H igh Plains High Plains H igh Plains High Plains H igh Plains H igh Plains H igh Plains H igh Plains H igh Plains H igh Plains High Plains H igh Plains EOGY H igh Plains EOGY EOGY EOGY EOGY Row! \ oss\ M argaret #2 Pat #2 Lorah #2 Santiago # 1 Santiago #2 Santiago #4 Santiago #5 Santiago #6 Santiago #9 C andida #3 N orth Cottonw ood #5 N orth Cottonw ood #6 N orth Cottonw ood #7 N orth Cottonw ood # 1 N orth Cottonw ood #2 N orth Cottonw ood #8 Pat #1 L orah #1 Ethel # 1 S now flake Anna Supply Demand The Drifter Coyote Trap E jlilu d v !< 44.540534 44.587399 44.58662 44.542966 44.54604 44.53499 44.54509 44.54736 44.54601 44.538658 44.601667 44.600528 44.60258 44.583246 44.583779 44.57387 44.586948 44.579552 44.582065 44.560924 44.5637 44.573024 44.57313 44.570551 44.551921 Eongiludc -106.11172 -106.164965 -106.134502 -106.107808 -106.10191 -106.09741 -106.09868 -106.09937 -106.11275 -106.109402 -106.095249 -106.092537 -106.08439 -106.107314 -106.100685 -106.09196 -106.148201 -106.136946 -106.127711 -106.127826 -106.07366 -106.141348 -106.142652 -106.144906 -106.133208 SEO pmi P11839R P14211S P14146S P14147S P14563S P14564S P14565S P15877S P14528S P14531S P433R P14397S P14529S P14530S P14398S P14215S P14214S P14212S P12087R P15010S P16051S P16052S P16050S P16090S Ik'lem iin aiiiH i N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al N o n -Ju risd ictio n al DcM.Tipiion upland draw upland draw' upland draw upland draw upland draw stock reservoir stock reservoir stock reserv oir upland draw upland draw stock reservoir upland draw upland upland draw upland draw upland upland draw upland draw stock reservoir upland draw upland draw upland draw upland upland draw upland draw Though no determinations were made on the main stem of Cottonwood Creek (shown in blue), every side tributary (red) that was evaluated (circa 2005) was determined to be non-jurisdictional. I think it is safe to assume that every side tributary that was not evaluated would also have been found to be non-jurisdictional. Under the 2015 WOTUS rule all of the site tributaries would be considered jurisdictional. This scenario repeats itself across most of the watersheds in Wyoming. The increase in jurisdictional stream miles under WOTUS 2015 is far more than the 2-4% claimed by EPA. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00160314-00001  The mainstem of Cottonwood Creek is 13.6 miles from top to bottom. The total length of the side tributaries is 105 miles. Under WOTUS 2015, jurisdictional stream miles in this watershed would increase from 13.6 miles to 118.6 miles, an increase of over 800% Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00160314-00002