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3. Site Description <br />3.1 Physical Setting <br />3.1.1 Topography <br />The topography of the Site is gently to moderately sloped toward the south (Figure 1). <br />3.1.2 Elevation <br />The elevation at the Site is approximately 9,100 feet above mean sea level (msl) (Figure 1). <br />3.1.3 Surf cial Soil <br />Surficial soil at the Site consists of the Cathedral very gravelly sandy loam, cool, 10 to 40 percent slopes <br />NRCS, 2015). This unit is described as a very gravelly sandy loam to a depth of 12 inches, at which depth <br />bedrock is typically encountered. <br />3.1.4 Geology <br />Bedrock geology at the Site consists of Proterozoic -Age granitic rocks (Tweto, 1979). This formation <br />consists of granite, granodiorite, and quartz monzonite. <br />3.1.5 Nearest Surface Water Body <br />The closest man-made surface water body to the Site is the Squaw Gulch, located approximately 100 feet <br />southeast of the Site. The elevation of this feature is approximately 9,080 feet above msl. <br />3.1.6 Groundwater Conditions <br />The Site is in an area where the water table conditions occur in fractured bedrock and depth to groundwater <br />is generally 150 feet or less below ground surface (CGS, 2003). Site specific data indicates depth to <br />groundwater is approximately 52 feet bgs (see Section 4.1). Groundwater flow direction generally follows <br />topography downslope and toward drainages (CGS, 2003). Therefore, groundwater flow direction is <br />assumed to be toward the south/southwest. <br />3.2 General Site Environmental Conditions <br />During the Site visit, Site uses and conditions, as defined by the ASTM Standard (ASTM, 2013, Section 9), <br />were noted (Table 3-1). Where observations indicated the potential presence of recognized environmental <br />conditions, additional discussion is presented in the sections immediately following the table. <br />Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Page 7 <br />Squaw Gulch <br />Teller County Road 88, Cripple Creek, Colorado