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<br /> <br />sagebrush, Reclamation potential is rated good. <br />Cummulic Cryaquolls (AW) <br />Refer to Description of the Environment, page <br />EII-23, Site-Specific Analysis, Northwest Colorado <br />Coal Regional Environmental Statement. <br />Soil Associations <br />Argic Cryoborolls, loamy - Cryic Paleborolls, loamy <br />(59) <br />Refer to Appendix D, Soils, Northwest Colorado Coal <br />Regional Environmental Statement. <br />1. Reclamation Potential <br />Based on average rainfall of 16-20" in this area, <br />relatively good soils for reclamation (Table 6), <br />soil depths of 10" and past reclamation by Energy <br />Fuels on adjacent mine indicate good reclamation <br />potential of C-22644 and C-26913. The area shown <br />in the photos (Figure 6) was mined prior to 1974 <br />and recontoured, topsoiled and seeded in 1976. Pro- <br />duction data on an air dryed basis was 783 #/acre <br />in 1976 and 897 #/acre in 1978. This difference on <br />production is not in itself significant. What is <br />significant is that the 1976 data reflected 257 <br />#/acre of grasses with the balance comprised of <br />weeds, and volunteer wheat and oats, while in 1978 <br />54 <br />