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US~/-1 United States Natural Resources Steamboat Springs Field Office <br />" ~ Department of Conservation 1475 Pine Grove Road <br />Agriculture Service Suite201A <br />(N RCS) Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 <br />Telephone: (970) 879-3225 http://www.co.nres.usda.gov Fax: (970) 879-2517 <br />July 11, 2001 <br />Tammie Jakino <br />Field Coordinator <br />Routt County Road & Bridge <br />P.O. Box 773598 <br />Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 <br />Dear Tammie, <br />Enclosed you will find a soils map and inventory of the <br />proposed County gravel pit on the Funk property 1.5 miles east <br />of Hayden, CO. <br />SOILS <br />The soil found on the proposed pit area is 7C, Morapos loam, 3 to <br />12$ slopes. See the attached soil map and description for more <br />information. <br />The site is currently being farmed by the Funks' and was planted <br />to winter wheat last fall. <br />PIT OPERATION <br />As the pit is mined I would like to see 10' buffers left above <br />all the existing native slopes that drain directly into the <br />natural drainage ways. This would keep all the silts and other <br />fine materials directed back into the pit and out of the natural <br />drainage's.- <br />RECLAMATION <br />when mining is started the top 10" of topsoil should be striped, <br />stockpiled, and seeded to 50~ Smooth brome and 50~ Pubescent <br />wheatgrass, at 20 lbs./ac. This stockpile should be kept free of <br />all noxious weeds. After mining is complete, all slopes should be <br />rough graded to 3:1 or flatter slopes and then the topsoil should <br />be replaced. <br />The Natural Resources Conservation Service works hantl-in-hantl with <br />the American people to conserve natural resources on private lantls AN EQUAL OPPROTUNITY PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER <br />