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West Elk Mine <br />Table of Contents (Continued) <br />2.04.8 Climatological Information .................................................2.04-115 <br />Temperature.................................................................2.04-114 <br />Regional.......................................................................2.04-115 <br />Precipitation .................................................2.04-117 <br />Somerset Precipitation Station ....................2.04-117 <br />Wilcox Ranch Station..............................2.04-117 <br />Paonia Stations......................................2.04-118 <br />Horse Creek Precipitation Station................2.04-119 <br />Site Specific Conditions..................................2.04-119 <br />Site Description....................................2.04-119 <br />Wind................................................ 2.04-120 <br />Wind Speed and Direction........................2.04-121 <br />Temperature.........................................2.04-122 <br />Relative Humidity and Precipitation ............ 2.04-122 <br />Air Quality..........................................2.04-122 <br />2.04.9 Soils Resource Information .................................................2.04-126 <br />History of Soil Surveys at the West Elk Mine..........................2.04-126 <br />Mapping Units ..................................................2.04-128 <br />Soil Sampling and Analysis ......................2.04-128 <br />1976 Soil Survey............................2.04-128 <br />1980 Soil Survey............................2.04-129 <br />General Limitations for Use: Permit Area.............................2.04-129 <br />Salinity and Sodium Concentrations...............................2.04-129 <br />Calcium and Magnesium Carbonate Concentrations .......... 2.04-129 <br />Texture........................................2.04-130 <br />Drainage .............................. ....... 2.04-133 <br />Flood Hazard................................2.04-133 <br />Mass Movement............................2.04-133 <br />Soil Productivity.............................2.04-134 <br />Quantitative Soil Analysis .................2.04-134 <br />2.04.10 Vegetation Information...................................................................... 2.04-136 <br />Introduction.............................................................2.04-136 <br />Plant Community Distribution in the Environmental <br />StudyArea.......................................................................... 2.04-136 <br />Vegetation Communities of the West Elk Mine Study Area.. 2.04-137 <br />Oakbrush............................................................................. 2.04-137 <br />Aspen..............................................................................2.04-139 <br />DouglasFir..........................................................................2.04-139 <br />Xeric Mountain Shrub ....................................................... 2.04-140 <br />Sagebrush............................................................................ 2.04-141 <br />Juniper..............................................................................2.04-142 <br />Riparian.............................................................................. 2.04-142 <br />Wetlands.............................................................................. 2.04-143 <br />WetMeadow....................................................................... 2.04-144 <br />Rev .03/06, 04106& 05/06- PRIO; 09107& 02/08- PR12; 04/09- TRIP, 08/09- TR118, 08/09- TR119, 01/10- TR120, 07/10- TR121; 08/18- <br />PR15 <br />