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EXHIBIT B - SITE DESCRIPTION Entr:jnce to the site is via an existing trail road that serves adjacent cropland and a pasture and windmill located on range- land immediately north of the proposed pit. The west one-half of tt+e site is on a rocky hillside pasture that slopes to the west.. The east one-half of the site (across an existing fence) is fairly level cropland that displays gravel ladened topsoil on tt+e rocky low hilltop centered on this portion of the site. Vegetation on the west half of the site is extremely sparse due t:o apparent heavy over-grazing and lack of topsoil material on l~+rge areas due to wind and water erosion on the steeper s1opE~s. Vegetation is almost entirely annual weeds or cactus plants in pockets of the rough terrain. TherF~ are three soil types identified by the USDA Soils Survey for F'rowers County. Be inning on the west is a narrow belt of Fort Collins sandy loam~FnC) as displayed on Exhibit E-2. The fort Collins series consists of moderately deep, well drained soils that developed on uplands and terraces in calcare- ous loamy and gravelly material. On the 3 to 5% slopes internal drainage is rapid, and water holding capacity is low to medium. Principal vegetation is sand sage, sideoats grama, blue grama, and yucca. The largest area on site is composed of the Potter and Stone- ham gravelly loamy (PsE) found on 5 to 35% slopes. Soils of the Potter Series are shallow over lime-cemented or mortor-bed material. Typically the surface layer is only about 4 inches thick. and hard indurated gravel is cemented with lime at about 9 inches deep. On this site portions of the gravel deposit may be otserved at the surface due to severe wind and water erosion. Principal vegetation suitable for these soils consists of blue grama., sideoats grama, buffalograss, and yucca. A very narrow belt of Manuel Series of soils (MmC) are found along, the eastern boundary of the site. This mapping unit is typically 50% Manuel loam and 50% Minnequa loamy on 1 to 5% slopes. These soils may vary from deep well drained soils to moderately shallow well drained soils that are calcareous. Generally, the surface layer of these soils is loam that is 4 to 6 inches thick underlain with a slightly lighter loam. lvlining is not expected to be conducted in these soils, but the area will be used for topsoil stockpiling removed from the adjacent site.. 2. Please see the statement from the Colorado Division of Wildlife, identified as Exhibit B-2a. 3. The only man-made structure on site is the fence that divides the present pasture area from the cropland. If needed, the fence will probably he diverted around to the west of the proposed pit area. IL should be noted that the underground telephone cable shown on Exhibit E-1 has been abandonded and i hie "f clephrnie Repc:r+r~~r St:~t i ~~n i s used for grain sturage.