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provided the necessary documentation and interpretation as required by the <br /> Colorado State Historical Preservation Organization. <br /> Environmental Protection Agency/Cultural Resources: NRM was responsible <br /> for writing a professional report assessing the cultural resources within a <br /> proposed project area. Previously surveyed historical resources were identified <br /> and the project was created to have no adverse effect to these resources. The <br /> report was sent to the State Historic Preservation Officer for their approval of the <br /> project. <br /> USGS Salt Trace of Lake Fork: NRM was tasked to provide field support for the <br /> USGS evaluation of metals equilibrium within the Lake Fork Watershed. <br /> Students were responsible for flow measurements, sample collection, and <br /> sample processing in support of the effort. <br /> US EPA and USFWS Phase I and II Irrigated Meadows Forage Study. NRM <br /> was responsible for the collection of randomly identified soils samples throughout <br /> the irrigated meadows area of the 11-mile reach. This effort was being <br /> conducted to determine the contamination fate and transport within irrigated <br /> meadows. It was hypothesized that irrigated waters may have been <br /> contaminated from the historic mining practices. The objectives of the study <br /> were to identify contaminated areas and then design a second phase <br /> investigation to determine impacts of the contamination to plant and soil <br /> invertebrates. NRM collected the 124 soil samples that served the purpose of <br /> the Phase I effort. NRM completed the process of interpreting the findings to <br /> assist in design of the second Phase, which was implemented summer of 2002. <br /> NRM assisted in the isolation, identification, collection, and processing of <br /> herbaceous life samples at selected sites within the 11-mile reach. NRM will <br /> remain a part of this ongoing study. <br /> Environmental Protection Agency/ Access Agreements: NRM delineated the <br /> footprint of the Superfund Site. The remediation plan investigated properties <br /> within the impacted area and comprised a list of potentially responsible parties <br /> (PRP's) and property owners. A mass mailing sent out to the PRP's and property <br /> owners by the EPA discussed the type of potential impact the work plan may <br /> have on the individual properties. NRM waited upon responses before beginning <br /> remediation work efforts. <br /> OU 6 Groundwater Evaluation: determine the efficacy of OU 6 water routing <br /> to the LMDT: The NRM has been tasked by the EPA to gather all existing <br /> groundwater information in order to be able to `type' the water and determine its <br /> pathways of travel. This information gathering takes the form of 1) dye trace <br /> studies, 2) natural potential studies of the LMDT, and 3) existing data <br /> interpretation from previous studies. A study completed in 1997 describing the <br /> `rising groundwater levels' within the Superfund Site district will ultimately be up- <br /> dated with this newly gathered information. The information is to be used to <br />