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• -4- United States Department ofi Agriculture June 25, 19G7 Soil Conservation Service Air. O•alcarl Eil::enberg P.O. Be:: 225 Hastye7l, Colorado c""•1045 Dear Delrarl: I e;;amined the proposed gravel pit site the SW1!4 lJWli4 of Section 25, T7.OS, RSSW on reclatt~ation plan for this site is as follows: • EXHIBIT BI (1 of 2) USDA Service Center 200 South 10th Street Roclty Ford, CO 81067 near Todd Point in June 24, 199T. The $1rLd.C1PIl: This site is native rangeland and class if red as a Loamy Plains range site; cattle are currently grazing the area. There are signs of prey+ious disturbance around the windmill that lies east of the abandoned house at Todd Point and at t,vo cut banks north of the ~.vindruill. The site slopes to the east a5 evidenced by the recent runoff of two drainages througf'r the site. &Sl].l:i: This site consists of Baca loam soil, map symbol BcA, Baca soils arc deep, well drained, and nearly level loamy soils. Land classification is IVe-1. Y£S£i3f].^.II: The potential plant community on this site is 80-90'.~> grasses, 5-1~~'/• fortis, and 5-10`/ shrubs air-dry weight. Plants presently groe•ring include galleta, blue grama, red threeawn, sand dropseed, broom snal<eweed, slirnflower scurfpea, rabbitbrush, prickly pear cartes, yucca, and feurwing =_altbush. BECLr3M9I10l~ : It should be noted that once gravel mining is initiated, a1T disturbed a,'eas must be reclaimed whether you disturb the area or not. fi1f£_.L'L£Pr]YHti9n: P.eclarnation of the pit should be made try srnoolhing all banks to no more than 2:1 slopes and should be flatter where feasible and practicable. The topography should be made smooth with no spoil piles er pits present. I22SS!.ll.lll9: Topsoil should be spread uniformly over any disturbed area to a pact<ed depth of 6". This should be increased to 8" - 10" over e::posed bedrock. In the event that e::isting soils have insufficient depth, topsoil shall be brought in and spread over the deficient areas,