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EXHIBIT D - VEGETATION AND SOILS <br />~. ._ ~ FREMONT COUNTY DISTRICT N0. 2 GRAVEL PIT <br />DECEMBER 1, 1980 <br />UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE, p.0. Box 980, Canon City,CO <br />• January 15, 1980 <br />Ms. Dolly Duefield <br />Fremont County Department <br />of Planning and Zoning <br />'.0. Box 349 <br />Canon City, Co 81212 <br />Dear Ms. Duefield, <br />This is in response to your letter dated December 21, 1979, requesting <br />a soils and vegetation evaluation for reclamation plan on the Fremont <br />County/District /~2 Gravel Pit. The property investigated is legally <br />described as a tract in the NF$4 N4~ of Section 1$, T. 19S.,R.6941., <br />a tract in the NEB NE4 Section 16, T.19S.,R.694+'., and a tract in the <br />SE4 NE a of Section 16, T.19S.,R.69tJ. o£ the bth P.M. <br />On January 5, 1980 Saul Engel, Soil Scientist and Dean Loukonen, Range <br />Conservationist, conducted an investigation of the soils and vegetation <br />at this site. Attachment A shows soil properties observed or ingerred <br />from representative soil profiles observed. The Cj profile in attachment <br />A is representative, as to characteristics and behavior, of soils in the <br />Cj map unit. The Km profile is representative, as to characteristics <br />and behavior, of soils in the Km map unit. Note that each layer is rated <br />as reconstruction material in the right-most column of Attachment A. <br />Attachment B is the criteria used to rate each horizon, or layer, of the <br />soil profiles in Attachment A. Also included is the narrative accompany- <br />ing the criteria table. This material is taken from the Soil Conservation <br />Service National Soila Handbook. <br />Rock fragments are dominantly gravel-size with 0 to 30 percent cobble and <br />0 to 5 percent stones. The sodium absorption ratio, salinity, erosion <br />factor and wind erodiability groups of all layers of these soils rate good. <br />Each layer rates fair as reconstruction material for vegetation reclamation. <br />The factors moderately limiting the horizons of the Cj profile are a low <br />available xater holding capacity and excessive lime. The Kim soil is <br />rated fair as reconstructive material because of excessive lime. <br />Attachment C is a tracing of soil mapping at a scale of approximately 2.64 <br />inches equal one mile. <br />~ S--/ <br />o; <br />