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<br />.-°e. United States Soil <br />~~i Department of Conservation <br />}~ Agriculture Service <br />P.O. Box 331 <br />Byers, CO 80103 <br />October 22, 1990 <br />Mr. Wayne Mitchell <br />P.O. Box 267 <br />Bennett, CO 80102 <br /> <br />RE: Information for Mine Request <br />Located NE 1/4, NE 1/4, Section 34, Township 3 South, Range 63 West, <br />Adams County, Colorado <br />Dear Mr. Mitchell: <br />The information you requested on about seven (7) acres of land in the <br />NE 1/4, NE 1/4, section 34, T 3 S, R 63 W, in Adams County, is included <br />with this letter. It is my understanding that the request is to remove <br />soil and gravel to about the flood plain. If material is removed below <br />the flood plain then the area will be backfilled to above flood plain level. <br />SOILS INFORMATION: Soi <br />Survey of Adams County, <br />are, Stoneham loam, 3-9 <br />slopes; and Weld loam, <br />Stoneham loam, about 20 <br />remainder is Weld loam. <br />soil descriptions. <br />Ls for the area requested, according to the Soil <br />Issued October 1974, is mapped in three units. They <br />percent slopes; Truckton loamy sand, 0-3 percent <br />1-3 percent slopes. Over 75 percent to be mined is <br />percent of the area is Truckton loamy sand, and the <br />For more information see attached soils map and <br />VEGETATION INFORMATION: The vegetation on this site consists of grasses, <br />(orbs, wood and other plants. The grasses are blue grama, red threeawn, <br />needlegrass, western wheatgrass, salt grass, sleepy grass, and bottle brush <br />squireltail. Forbs located on this site are asters, ragweed, russian <br />thistle, and wavy leaf thistle. The woody and other plants on this site are <br />fringed sagebrush, snakeweed, prickly pear, rabbitbrush, and yucca. <br />RECLMfATION PLAN <br />1. Slopes: During mining operations, cut or fill slopes should not exceed <br />3:1 side slopes (3 horizontal to 1 vertical). Cut slopes should be <br />scarified a minimum of three inches deep prior to placement of any soil <br />material. <br />0 <br />