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United States Department of Agriculture o MRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service 351 7`" Street P. O. Box 937 970-878-5628-OFFICE Meeker, CO 81641 970-678-3730-FAX Requested By: Russell Ranch General Partnership Date: December 16, 2005 By: Ben Rogers Assisted By: Alvin L. Jones Location: NW1/4, SW1/4, District Conservationist Sec. 32, T1N; R93 W, 6th PM Situation: You requested an inventory of the existing soil and vegetation for a proposed new gravel pit located in Section 32, T1N, R93W and approximately 4 miles south east of Meeker, Colorado. You also requested recommendations for reclamation of the site once mining is completed. Information Provided: The site is presently in an undisturbed condition for the most part, with an existing road that will be improved to provide access to the site. Presently the site is primarily used for grazing by livestock and wildlife. The intended post mining use of the site is for a residence. SOILS - Four soil units have been mapped on this site. Following is a description of each of these mapping units and any limitations or potential hazards associated with each unit: Soil Mapping Unit 11 - Borollic Calciorthids-Guben complex, 6 to 50 percent slopes occurs on the lower slopes of the pit. This map unit occurs on uplands and side of terraces. The Borollic Calciorthids portion of this complex occurs primarily on terrace side slopes, which is the case at this site. The Borollic Calciorthids are moderately deep to deep and well drained. They formed in calcareous alluvial and glacial outwash. Typically the surface layer is gravelly or cobbly loam, clay loam, or sandy loam 2 to 5 inches thick. The underlying material ranges from a very gravelly loamy sand or cobbly sandy loam to a very gravelly loamy sand or cobbly loamy sand. Calcium carbonate content is generally more than 15 percent. Depth to soft shale or sandstone is 20 to 60 inches or more. Permeability is moderately rapid to rapid. Available water capacity is low. The effective rooting depth is 20 to 60 inches. Runoff is medium to rapid, with a water erosion hazard of high. Soil Mapping Unit 38 - Guben loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes and Soil Mapping Unit 39 - Guben loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes comprise the majority of the proposed pit site. This is a deep, well drained soil on upland benches and terrace edges. It formed in a thin eolian deposit over alluvium and glacial outwash. Typically, the surface layer is a loam 6 inches thick. The upper 5 inches~of the subsoil is a loam. The lower 4 inches is a gravelly loam. The substratum to a depth of 60 inches or more is a very gravelly loam and very cobbly loam. The soil is calcareous throughout. Permeability is moderate and the available water holding capacity is moderately low. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. Runoff is medium and the hazard of water erosion is slight. The Natural Resource Conservation Service works in partnership with the American People to conserve and sustain nature) resources on private Lands. An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.