2002-12-03_PERMIT FILE - M2002118

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The Schamber soil is deep and excessively drained. It formed in alluvium, Typically, the . surtace layer is brown gravelly sandy loam about 5 inches thick. The next 25 inches is mainly very gravelly loamy sand. Below this to a depth of 60 inches or more is very gravelly sand. The soil is moderately alkaline throughout. The Midway soil is shallow and well drained. It formed in residuum and colluvium derived dominantly from shale. Typically, the surface is grayish brown clay about 3 inches thick. The next 3 inches is clay. Below this is clay about 12 inches thick. Platy shale is at a depth of 15 inches. The soil is moderately alkaline and slightly saline throughout. USDA Soil Unit 91- <Nley -Kim looms, 2 to 9 percent slopes. This map unit is on uplands. The native vegetation is mainly grass. Elevation is 5,500 to 6,200 feet. This unit is 55 percent Wiley loam and 40 percent Kim loam. The Wiley soil is on gentler slopes and in concave areas, and Kim soil is on the steeper slopes and ridges. The components of this unit are intricately intermingled. Also in this unit is about 5 percent Schamber sandy loam on ridges. The Schamber soil is very gravelly or very cobbly bebw the surface layer. The Kim soil is deep and well drained. It formed in eolian fine sand and sik. Typically, the surface layer is light brownish gray loam 8 inches thick. The underlying material to a depth of 60 inches or more is loam. The soil is mildly alkaline to a depth of 8 inches and moderately alkaline below that depth. USDA Soil Unit 17- Fort Collins loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes. This deep, well drained soil is on uplands. It formed in eolian sik and fine sand. The native vegetation is mainly grass. Elevation is 5,500 to 6,300 feet.. Typically, the surface layer is grayish brown loam about 4 inches thicc. The sub- soil is Gay loam about 19 inches thiGc. The substratum to a depth of 60 inches or more is loam. The soil is neutral to a depth of 4 inches, mildly alkaline to a depth of 23 inches, and moderately alkaline below that depth. Included in this unit is about 10 percent Baca loam in swales and drainageways. USDA Soil Unit 60 -Olney sandy loam, 3 to 12 percent slopes. This deep, well drained soil is on uplands. It formed in calcareous eolian material. The native vegetation is mainly grass. Elevation is 5,500 to 6,900 feet. The average annual precipitation is 13 to 15 inches, the average annual air temperature is 49 to 54 degrees F, and the average frost-free period is 125 to 160 days. Typically, the surtace layer is brown sandy loam about 3 inches thicc. The upper 10 inches of the subsoil is mainly sandy clay loam, and the lower part is sandy clay loam 5 inches thicc, The substratum to a depth of 60 inches or more is fine sandy loam. The soil is neutral to a depth of 13 inches and moderately alkaline below that depth. tnctuded in this unit is about 10 percent Fort Collins foam in swales. Also included are small areas of Otero sandy loam on low ridges.