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EXHIBIT I/J <br /> SOILS &VEGETATION <br /> SOILS INFORMATION <br /> The following information was obtained from site <br /> observations and the basic soils and vegetation information found <br /> thru the USDA' s National Soils information page and the Soil <br /> Survey of Weld County. The soils information was downloaded from <br /> the USDA site and is made part of this application. <br /> Soil units are shown on the USDA map, reproduced on the next <br /> page . The photo map shows the surrounding vegetation features <br /> and soil types . As explained earlier in EXHIBITD-MININGPLAN, the <br /> mine site is located about 3 . 5 miles north of Fort Lupton and is <br /> separated into a western and eastern area, because the land is <br /> separate by U. S . Highway 85 and the Union Pacific Railroad. The <br /> western border of the western area of the mine site parallels the <br /> South Platte River. The first two (2) mining Phases of the <br /> western area lie in the floodplain of the river, and the <br /> remaining western area lies east of the Platte Valley Canal <br /> The entire eastern area of the mine site lies east of the UP <br /> Railroad, where there is a terrace deposit that is currently used <br /> as agricultural cropland. <br /> There are 11 soils types found on the mine site that will be <br /> disturbed by mining. Under laying the topsoil is a layer of <br /> overburden varying from 1 to 3 feet deep and a layer of gravelly <br /> sand that is 12 to 50+ feet thick . There is adequate topsoil to <br /> salvage, so an average of 6-12 inches will be replaced on all <br /> areas needing seeding for reclamation. The excess soils may be <br /> sold. The overburden will be used on-site to backfill areas that <br /> will not be developed as water storage areas . Some topsoil and <br /> overburden may be sold as fill material . <br /> L.G. Everist,Inc. Ragsdale Reservoirs May 5,2020 <br /> 35 <br />