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' production, consists of mixed wheat grasses, mutton grasses, and galetta. The undisturbed acreages to the north and northeast of ' current Phase I, production including proposed northern Phase III, Phase IV and Phase V Production, consists of a moderately ' dense pinion and juniper pine forest, mixed wheat grasses, sage and snakeweed. The purpose of this report is to identify geologic hazards, particularly hazards that might have adverse effect on adjacent ' properties and man made structures. This report is based on on- site observation and evaluation of current, Phase I production ' and the limits of proposed future, Phase II - Phase V production. In addition, the report is based on data obtained from soil mapping by the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) and on various geologic books and maps. ' Geology - Regional ' United Companies, Inc.'s Norwood Gravel Pit is regionally located on the southwest edge of the Uncomphagre Plateau. The ' anticlinally uplifted area of the Uncomphagre Plateau separates regional geologic terrains of the Piceance Basin of Western ' Colorado from the Paradox Basin in Eastern Utah and Southwestern Colorado. The gravel pit is located approximately eleven (11) miles south by southwest of the anticline axis that defines the Uncomphagre uplift. In addition, the pit is generally sitting on top of the sycline axis of the Uncomphagre's southwestern edge. ' The area to the west of this syclinal axis, and to the west by northwest of the gravel pit, is the salt anticline valleys of ' southwestern Colorado and eastern Utah, as well as, Dry Creek Basin. The two other major geologic features in the area are the ' igneous bodies of the San Juan and Manti La Sal Mountain Ranges. The extrusive volcanic San Juan Mountains dominate the area to the south and west of the gravel pit. In the distance to the northwest of the pit, beyond the salt anticline valleys, is the intrusive volcanic laccolitic Manti La Sal Mountains. 1 ' 2