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soils are derived from the eroding Mesaverde bedrock and are therefore collwial <br />• in nature. <br />There is not sufficient water Eor irrigation and indicator species occur <br />only >n and along the channel bottom and near ponds. The area is unsuitable for <br />farming due to the rough topography, steepness of slope, and surface stoniness. <br />SUP4R~.RY & CONCLUSIONS <br />the major drainages and their tributaries occurring in and adjacent to the <br />proposed permit area, in general, occupy steeply incised, gently sinuous to <br />nearly straight canyons. Areas where the topography is relatively level crontain <br />deeper soils as a result of slope outwash, soil creep and landslides. These <br />soils are primarily toll wial in nature rather than alluvial and in all cases <br />are a result of sheet erosion and are not streamlaid. The vegetation in these <br />areas reflect deeper, depositional soils, and consists primarily of annual and <br />perennial grasses and forbs. Subirrigation indicator species were not present <br />• except in a narrow zone along the channel bottoms and pond margins. <br />The entire proposed permit area and adjacent areas have historically been <br />used for domestic livestock grazing, wildlife uses and recreation. According to <br />the SCS none have been supplementally flood irrigated for crop production and <br />little or no potential for farming exists due to location, slopes, irregular <br />topography, stony soils, unavailability of irrigation water rights, elevation, <br />and the short growing season. <br />The results of this investigation indicate that the drainages and <br />tributaries discussed do not meet the alluvial valley floor criteria of Rule <br />2.06.8(3)(b), and these areas should be excluded from any further investigation. <br />