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EXHIBIT K — Climate <br /> PAGOSA SPRINGS AREA, ARCHULETA COUNTY, COLORADO: <br /> SUMMARY: Average annual precipitation is 18-22 inches of which approximately 50%falls during the growing season. <br /> Optimum growing season for native plants is from April to September. The frost-free period varies from 100 to 140 <br /> days. Temperature ranges from -20's to +90's F. Much of the precipitation falls as snow but winters are generally <br /> open. Summers are warm or hot, winters cold. Site has little or no water table, but ponding may occur immediately <br /> after precipitation events where terrain and subterranean conditions permit. <br /> Figure K-1. Regional Climate <br /> ` 1 <br /> T'f[ /1Ai T3 111.i <br /> 1 ..t V•V I� Ll>1J��1 <br /> R2.Ow R :Ow <br /> Jr.f" <br /> 2Z aakbrush <br /> N Hill Gravel - _ <br /> .,T35.ON T35.11N <br /> N <br /> Yellow lines are lines of equal evaporation. Site has 43" per annum. Purple lines are lines of equal <br /> precipitation. Site has 20" per annum. <br /> 1. Source(s)of Information: <br /> a. Archuleta County Economic Development(personal conversations); <br /> b. The Weather Channel (website); <br /> c. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service(various publications, website), <br /> d. Colorado Division of Water Resources (website), <br /> e. Chapman, S.S., Griffith, G.E., Omernik,J.M., Price, A.B., Freeouf, J., and Schrupp, D.L., 2006, <br /> Ecoregions of Colorado(color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and <br /> photographs): Reston, Virginia, U.S. Geological Survey(map scale 1:1,200,000). <br /> f. Data based on Pagosa Springs and modified by state climate maps <br /> C&J Gravel Products, Inc. Page 49 of 93 20 OCT 2021 <br /> Application for Permit: Oakbrush Hill Gravel M-2021- C&J-DPR-V5-001 <br />