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<br />3.1.1.2 Important Farmland_ Prime Forest Land and Prime Rangeland
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<br />Eight different soil types are found with in the proposed project area. These include:
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<br />· (# 1) Ackmen Loam
<br />· (#19) Cahona Loam
<br />· (#20) Cahona-Pulpit Complex
<br />· (#42) Gladel-Pulpit Complex
<br />· (#110) Romberg-Crosscan complex
<br />· (#116) Sharps-Cahona complex
<br />· (#144) Wetherill Loam (3%-6% slopes)
<br />· (#145) Wetherill Loam (6%-12% slopes)
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<br />Analysis of the NRCS soil survey maps for Montezuma County and conversations with NRCS staff (S. Myers
<br />2006) indicate that no Prime Farmland, Prime Forest Land or Prime Rangeland exist within the proposed
<br />project area. Wetherill Loam (3%-6% slopes) (#144) is considered Prime Farmland only if irrigated. There is
<br />no agricultural irrigation available within the proposed project area. These soil types are illustrated by the map
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