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2.04.12 Prime Farmland Investigation <br />The initial permit application for the Carbon Junction Mine contained a letter dated <br />March 2, 1982, in which Mr. J.P. Pannell, a soil scientist with the U.S. Soil Conservation <br />Service reported that, "None of the map units are on "Alluvial Valley Floors ". None of <br />these soils or map units are considered "Prime Farmland ". A copy of this letter is on file <br />with CDRMS (See Exhibit M in Appendix 2.04). <br />The revised permit application submitted in 1993 contains Soil Map unit R8 -CD, Falfa <br />Clay Loam, 3 to 8% slopes. This unit was not included in the previous SCS negative <br />determination. According to the SCS document entitled: "Classification and Correlation <br />of the Soils of the La Plata County Area, Colorado" the Falfa clay loam, 3 to 8% slopes, <br />is only prime farmland if it is irrigated. There is no existing nor historical irrigation <br />within the permit area. There is no potential for irrigation in the area. Based on this <br />information, CDMG made a negative determination for the presence of prime farmlands <br />within the permit area (see Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance for the <br />Carbon Junction Mine C -92 -080 [June 25, 1993]). <br />• <br />• <br />Abridged Permit Document 4 -20 Feb 2008 <br />