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<br />SITE DESCRIPTION <br />SOILS INFORMATION <br />EXHIBIT B <br />The following soils and vegetation information was obtained <br />from site observations and the basic soils and vegetation infor- <br />mation from the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Yuma <br />Colorado. The following soils information is made part of this <br />application. Soil units are shown on the NRCS map, reproduced on <br />page 6 following this text. <br />NONTECHNICAL SOILS DESCRIPTION REPORT <br />road <br />Map <br />S}-mhol <br />?. 4 <br />49 <br />Soil name and description <br />Manter loamy sand <br />The Manter soi.]. i.s deep and well. drained. It formed in <br />eo]ian material. Typically the surface layer is .loamy <br />sand about 7 inches thick. The supsoi] is sandy loam <br />and very fine sandy loam abrn,t ]8 inches Y.hick. The <br />substratum is calcareous .loamy sand to a depth of. 60 <br />inches or more. Permeability is moderately rapid. <br />Available water Capacity is moderate. Runoff is slow <br />and hazard of water erosion 'is slight. The hazard of <br />soil. blowiny is very hiyh. Land Capability Class: IIIe <br />- Irrigated and Non-ir.riyated, Range Site: Sandy <br />Plains, Windbreak Suitability Group: 5, I Factor: 134 <br />Valent sand, 9 to 1Ci pe1'cent slopes <br />The Valent soil is deep and excessively drained. 7t. <br />formed is eolian sand. Typically the surface .layer is <br />sand about 4 inches thick. The underlying layer is <br />sand to a depth of. 60 inches or more. Permeability is <br />very .rapid. Available water capacity is .low. Runoff <br />is slow and hazard of water excision is slight. Hazard <br />of soil plowing is very high. Land Capabi.li'Cy Class: <br />IVe - Irriyated, Vle - Non-irri.yat.ed, Range Site: Deep <br />Sand, Windbreak Suit.abilit.y Group: 7, I Factor: 220 <br /> <br />4 <br />