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1: umtert Mates ~tttral Resources USDA Serve Center Department Conservation 200 South 10th Street Agriculttue Service Rocky Ford; CO 81067 May 15, 1997 Mr. Berl Nesselhuff 31160 County Road 14 Rocky Ford, CO 81067 IIear Mr. Nesselhuff, Post-it® Fax Note 7671 Date Pa9~- To ~ From Co./Dept. ' Co. Phone # Phone # Fax # Fax # I have examined the site you propose to open as a gravel mining operation. The followvtg information pertains to the proposed reclamation plan: LOCATION: SOILS: This area is the gravel breaks site located in the S yi of the SE 114 in Section 6 and the W %: of the W %a of Section 5 is T23S, RS7W of the 6th Principal Meridian, The majority of this area consists of a Gravel Breaks range site. The Gravel Breaks site is the Cascajo soil series represented by the symbol Cg on the attached soils trap. This has a land capability classification of Class VIIs-2. There are some small azeas of Numa clay loam soil surrounding the Gravel Breaks which will not be affected significantly because the gravel does not extend under them in sufficient quantity to warrant mining activity. They will be impacted by travel across them during the mining operations and will require revegetation later on. VEGETATION: On the Gravel Breaks site, the vegetation should be predominantly Side-Oats grams, Little Bluestem, Blue Grams, and Needle and Thread grasses should aiso be major producers. Sand Dropseed; Indian Ricegtass and Red Threeawn should be found in lesser amounts. Minor amounts of Fourwing Saltbush, Snakeweed. Yucca, Pricklypear, and Rabbitbntsh should also be present. The cturent vegetation on these parcels consists mainly of Blue Grams, and very small percentages of Galleta, Sideoats Grams, Needle and Thread, Red Threeaan, Founving Saltbush, Yucca, Sagebntsh, Pricklypear and annual needs.