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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EXHIBIT D <br />WILDLIFE, WATER RESOURCES, VEGETATION <br />AND SOILS INFORMATION <br />RECCIV~D <br />AU G 31 1971 <br />RECLAP~IAT;OP! SECTION <br />Colo. Dept of Natural Resources <br />SOILS <br />The soil over 80~ of the area appeared uniform with a <br />slope of less than 38. Soil samples were collected and <br />examined near the center of this area at depth increments <br />of 0-5 and 5-10 inches in May, 1977. Field texture deter- <br />minations indicated a sandy loam with some gravel and <br />cobbles. This soil, to a depth of 10 inches, is suitable <br />for topsoiling areas affected by mining and is superior <br />to underlying material. A strip of soil approximately 60 <br />feet wide along the entire southern border of the area <br />has a slope of more than 3$ but is the same texturally <br />as the remaining 80$ of the area. This one acre of land <br />is not likely to be greatly affected by extraction o£ <br />gravel because of its proximity to the property boundary. <br />According to the classification previously made by <br />the U.S. Soil Conservation Service and published in 1975, <br />this soil is a St. Elmo gravelly sandy loam. Soils in the <br />St. Elmo series are very shallow to shallow over cobbly and <br />gravelly materials. They are well drained and have a low <br />water holding capacity, having been formed in coarse textured <br />outwash. According to the Soil Conservation Service, the <br />St. Elmo soil profile is calcareous and moderately alkaline <br />D-1 <br /> <br />