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EXHIBIT B <br /> Site Description <br /> The proposed Mined Land Reclamation Board (MLRB) Harmony Windsor Site permit area is <br /> entirely within a parcel of land owned by Serfer Land Ventures LLC. The proposed permit area <br /> is part of an agricultural parcel of land currently utilized by the owner for general agriculture. <br /> The parcel is located at the southeast corner of Weld County Road 74 and Weld County Road 13 <br /> and the proposed permit area is located on the south side of the parcel. There is an improved <br /> gravel farm road that connects the proposed permit area with Weld County Road 74. Adjacent <br /> land uses are mainly agricultural and semi-rural residential. <br /> The proposed 9.9-acre permit area contains more rocky soils than the rest of the parcel, making it <br /> less agriculturally productive. Soils include Olney fine sand loam, Cascajo gravely sandy loam, <br /> and Otero sandy loam. Overburden material is primarily composed of red and brown silty clay <br /> material. Test pits have verified that soils are generally thin (less than 4 inches thick) and the <br /> soil/overburden layer ranges from 2 to 4 feet deep across the proposed permit area. The Olney <br /> soils are typical of slightly saline soils found on sandy plains. They are generally well drained, <br /> non-hydric, and classified in Hydrologic Soil Group B. The Cascajo soils are more rocky than <br /> the Olney soils and are commonly found in gravel breaks and outcrops. The Cascajo and Otero <br /> soils are well drained, have infiltration and low runoff potential, and are classified in Hydrologic <br /> Soil Group A. <br /> Vegetation within the proposed permit area has been heavily disturbed by past agricultural <br /> activities. Native grasses and shrubs such as blue grama, western wheatgrass, little bluestem, <br /> sideoats grama, sagebrush, soapweed, and pricklypear. Although these species are still present, <br /> most of the site is dominated by cheatgrass, kochia, thistle, and other weedy species. No <br /> jurisdictional wetlands are known to exist on-site. <br /> There are few man-made structures within the proposed permit boundary. A gas pipeline owned <br /> by the Sinclair Pipeline Company bisects the proposed permit area. Two water pipelines owned <br /> by the City of Greeley are immediately north of the site and the Lake Canal Ditch owned by the <br /> Lake Canal Reservoir Company is immediately south of the site. No other man-made structures <br /> are known to exist on or near the proposed permit area. <br /> There are no natural surface water resources, lakes, streams, or springs, on or near the proposed <br /> permit area. Depth to groundwater is not known, but well records obtained from the Colorado <br /> State Engineer's Office suggest that depth to groundwater could be from 30 to 40 feet below the <br /> ground surface. The Lake Canal Ditch is near the south side of the proposed permit boundary. <br /> Near the ditch, a seasonal, localized, perched groundwater system may be created from ditch <br /> seepage, but the mining area will be upgradient from any ditch seepage. <br /> Critical wildlife is not likely to exist in the proposed permit area due to historic land disturbances <br /> and lack of native vegetation and habitat. The proximity of the Lake Canal Ditch may provide <br /> limited seasonal water habitat for amphibians such as the Great Plains Toad and reptiles such as <br /> Harmony Windsor Site <br /> DBMS Limited Impact 110 Permit Application Page 5 <br />