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EXHIBIT I (Cont'd) <br />~ quantity. In lowland sites, it develops Cattail-Reedgrass <br />1 swamps and tends to exhibit moderate to severe gleization. <br />Salinity can also be moderate to very high. Local elevated <br />l areas tend to be more toward the loamy condition and can be <br />used for crops or are occupied by the diverse Grass-Shrub <br />stands. On the subject property, corn and alfalfa is grown <br />on this soil. The Halaquepts definitely forms salvageable <br />soil to a depth of about 12 inches. However, it is of second- <br />ary priority to the Wann Sandy Loam which is found on the <br />east end of the site. <br />The Alluvial Wash soil is several magnitudes more variable <br />than the Halaquepts. Within a few feet the soil can vary <br />from pockets of silt several feet deep to shallow silt veneers <br />only a few inches deep or even exposures of riverwash cobbles. <br />Salinity tends to be a problem but is not as severe as in most <br />parts of the Halaquepts. The main challenge is the salvage of <br />a soil that can vary in depth from none to several feet back <br />to none in a matter of a few horizontal yards. Vegetation is <br />of a Riparian type, as described in Exhibit J. <br />The Wann Sandy Loam is by far the best soil on the site. <br />Its total depth is as much as five feet, but generally only the <br />1 top 18 to 24 inches is useful in revegetation. Here it is <br />slightly alkaline and saline, but it is not limiting. Salvage- <br />1 able depth is at least 12 inches and often as much as 24 inches. <br />As an average, 15 inches would be good. The best alfalfa and <br />' corn grow on this soil. All of it should be saved as the <br />_2~_ <br />