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operators, as well as information on the character of the <br />operation. The list is considered accurate as of August 1989. <br />3.2 Sites of Peat Extraction Operations <br />Peat extraction sites vary in their location, size, <br />ownership, and natural features. Their general characteristics <br />are described below. Site - specific characteristics are provided <br />in Appendix B. <br />The location of a peat extraction site appears to be a <br />function of the availability of a quality peat deposit within a <br />reasonable distance to the intended market. None of the sites <br />identified through this study were greater than 100 miles from <br />market, and most were in close proximity to paved roads. <br />In almost all of the cases the land was owned by a private <br />landowner and leased to the peat operator. Small sites tended to <br />be operated by simple agreement between the operator and the <br />landowner. This served as the contract between the two parties. <br />Usually the landowner had agreed to give the peat material to the <br />operator in exchange for excavation of the area so that it could <br />be dried up, or filled with water (usually requiring dam <br />construction by a third party). There are two exceptions to this <br />generalization. The first is a site just northwest of Jefferson <br />Colorado in which the excavator and landowner are one in the same <br />(owned and operated by Merril Wright of Universal Peat, Sand, and <br />Gravel, Inc.). The second exception relates to two sites located <br />22 <br />