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EXHIBIT B- SITE DESCRIPTION <br /> (6.3.2) <br /> (a) The affected land - Prepared by USDA Soil Conservation Service <br /> Upson-Edloe Complex, 5 to 65% slopes. <br /> The moderately sloping to very steep soils are on mountain slopes at elevations between <br /> 8,500 to 10,500 feet. The average annual precipitation is about 18 to 22 inches and the <br /> annual air temperature is about 38 degrees Fahrenheit. The Catamount soil makes up <br /> about 45% of the mapping unit and the Edloe soil is about 35%. The Catamount soil has <br /> a larger volume of coarse fragments in the profile than the Edloe soil. About 20 percent <br /> of the unit is Juliet sandy loam Pierian gravel sandy loam and Rock outcrop. Most of the <br /> Edloe soils are on north-facing slopes. Catamount soil is shallow and excessively well <br /> drained. If formed as a residuum of Pikes Peak granite. Typically, the surface layer is <br /> brown gravelly sandy loam about 34 inches thick. The underlying layer is light brown <br /> very gravelly sandy loam about 9 inches thick. Gruss (highly weathered granite) is at a <br /> depth of about 13 inches. Permeability is rapid to very rapid. Effective rooting depth <br /> his 10 to 20 inches. Available water capacity is low. Surface runoff is slow to medium <br /> and erosion is high. The Edloe soil is moderately deep and well drained. It formed as a <br /> residuum of weathered Pikes Peak granite. Typically the surface layer is light grey <br /> gravely sandy loam about 5 inches thick. The underlying layer is pink to brown gravelly <br /> sandy clay loam about 6 inches thick. The subsoil is light brown or light reddish brown, <br /> gravelly sandy clay loam about 16 inches thick. The subsurface is brown gravelly sandy <br /> clay loam about 7 inches thick. Granite bedrock is at a depth of 34 inches. The Edloe <br /> soil has a moderate permeability. Effective rooting is 20 to 40 inches. Available water <br /> capacity is moderate. Surface runoff is slow to medium and erosion hazard is slight to <br /> moderate. <br /> Brikert loam 2%to 8% slopes <br /> This is a deep well drained soil formed in alluvium fan material derived from granite. <br /> Elevations are about 8,500 to 10,000 feet. The average annual precipitation is 15 to 22 <br /> inches and average annual air temperature is about 40 degrees Fehrenheit. Typically the <br /> surface layer is very dark greyish brown loam about 9 inches thick. The subsoil is <br /> brown heavy clay loam or clay about 37 inches thick. The substratum is brown clay <br /> loam in the upper part and brown sandy clay loam in the lower part to a depth of 60 <br /> inches. The Brinkert soil has a moderately slow permeability. Effective rooting depth <br /> is 60 inches or more. Available water capacity is high. Surface runoff is medium and <br /> erosion hazard is slight to moderate. <br /> Current review of the latest USDA soil map shows that the entire permit area is located <br /> on Catamont(now Catamont-Guffy Complex)with slopes ranging from 15 to 40 percent. <br /> Field mapping has found that some of the topographic surfaces near the Permit area in <br /> actuality have slopes of greater than 70 percent. The soil within and adjacent to the <br /> permit area is referred to as gruss, a soil that consists mostly of semi-rounded fragments <br />