1999-01-27_PERMIT FILE - M1999006

• Permit No: M1999006
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 1/27/1999
• Doc Name: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS REGULAR 112 OPERATION RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Exhibit I - Soils Information
6.4.9
1) In consultation with the Soil Conservation Service or other qualified person, the
OperatorlApplicant shall indicate on a map(in Exhibit C)or by a statement, the general type,
thickness and distribution of soil over the affected land. Such description will address suitability
of topsoil(or other material)for establishment and maintenance ofplant growth. Theabove
information shall satisfy "completeness" requirementsfor purposes of determination of date of
filing.
DaSTING SOIL CONDITIONS
Exhibit C-2: Mining Plan Map, shows the type and extent of soils over the project site and relative
to the areas designated for resource recovery. Exhibit D- Mining Plan, describes general insitu
soil depths, soil salvage, stockpiling and stabilization of salvaged soil, and replacement depths.
Exhibit E-Reclamation Plan,references this Exhibit for additional information on Soils
Management, which follows under part 2), below.
Exhibit I/J - Soils and Vegetation Map,correlates soils to vegetation and topography. Additional
information on vegetation is detailed under the following Exhibit J -Vegetation Information.
Finally, information extracted from the 1980 Soil Series for Weld County, Southern Part, follows
as an addendum to this exhibit, and provides detailed information concerning the specific nature
and description of each soil encountered at the location.
If necessary, at its discretion, the Board may require additional information on soils or
other growth media to be stockpiled and used in revegetation to be submitted subsequent to the
?and notification of"completeness"of the application.
COMMON GROUND
For purposes of this project, this subn-dttal will avoid lay terms such as topsoil, and utilize the well
established scientific nomenclature of the U.S. Natural Resources and Conservation Service
[NRCS, formerly, Soil Conservation Service]. For example: 'Topsoil' is commonly discussed as
if it were some homogeneous standard. In reality, soil is quite complex and can vary substantially
in quality and quantity from the surface to its general categorized depth of 60±inches.
For clarity,topsoil is generally regarded as the plow layer(upper six inches)on agricultural soils,
or the A-I soil profile horizon otherwise. The solum, or soil, includes the topsoil plus all other
material above the parent rock(regolith)that meets the definition of soil. One soil differs from
another soil by its unique properties and characteristics(such as profile horizon development,
structure, texture, color,percent organic matter,chemical composition,etc.) and is identified as
such by soil scientists, and described in NRCS Soil Survey documents.
VEGETATION AND SOIL REMOVAL
Soil salvage will commence with the removal of the surface layer of soil to a depth of 4.0±to
10.0—+inches [6.0—+ average]. Soils will be removed primarily with scrappers. To minimize the
undesirable effects of soil blowing and loss, and to avoid damage to the soil resource via
compaction, soil will be stripped wherever possible when soil is moist, and not dry or wet. Since
the soils of the upper terrace of this location have been irrigated, salvage will not attempt to salvage
soil below the upper foot in order to minimize removal of soils where salts may have accumulated
in the lower soil horizon(s).
EXHIBIT I - Soils Information
Colorado Division of Mineral s & Geology Regular Impact [112] Construction Material Permit
Sand Land, Inc. - Kurtz Resource Recovery & Development Project -January 1999