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L~ <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />SOILS AND VEGETATION <br />1. Soils Information <br />SN' EXHIBIT I and J <br />A site visit was conducted by Mr. Rick Olson of the Eagle County office of the Soil Conservation <br />Service in the fall of 1995. His subsequent report discusses both the vegetation and soils of the site, <br />which is included in this section. <br />Accompanying the soil investigation report of Appendix D is a soil survey map of the area at a <br />scale of 1:24000 taken from the SCS Soil Survey ofAspen-Gypsum Area published in May of 1992. <br />This map shows that two soil types are present in the permit area: <br />])Soil #89 -Mussel Loam, comprising approximately 85% of the permit area <br />2) Soil #28 -Dahlquist-Southace Complex, comprising the remaining 15°% of the permit area. <br />Descriptions of these soils from the published survey are also included in Appendix D. It is seen <br />that the Mussel loam occurs on 1 to 6 percent slopes and is considered a deep well-drained soil. <br />Typically, the surface layer is a light grey loam approximately 8 inches thick. This layer on the <br />permit area is approximately 6 to 8 inches thick and will be stripped and stockpiled for reclamation. <br />Although the general statement in the mussel loam soil description states that the available water <br />capacity is high in this soil, actual site conditions show that this soil has apparently been built after <br />historical Floods have formed the gravel terrace; the subsoil is thin and the water retention capacity <br />is less than normal for this soil. The dry condition of the soil without irrigation over the past few <br />years is evidence of this fact. <br />The Dahlquist-Southace Complex is found on terrace sideslopes such as the north berm and is a <br />very cobbly and stony sandy loam. This material is not very desirable for soil salvage and <br />replacement. <br />Carol Ann Permit CDMG Application <br />iii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii • <br />999 <br />49 <br />