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<br />EXHIBIT K --CLIMATE <br />The climate information is included in the original permit document. Canon City, <br />Colorado climate data reflects a mountain foothills climate in a relatively arid region. <br />The site is located at the eastern entrance to the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River, a site <br />of moderate winter temperatures averaging in the 20's F. lows, and moderate to high (into <br />the 90's) in the summer months, with a mean average temperature of 55 degrees F. Total <br />annual precipitation is about 12", with a bi-modal precipitation cycle of late winter/early <br />spring moisture (March/April) and late summer thunderstorm season (July/August). It is <br />unusual to see more than 2" of precipitation in any one month and relatively common to <br />receive less than .50" over a span two or three months. The Canon City area experiences <br />about 164 frost-free days each year. <br />Agriculture is irrigation based for crop purposes and native vegetative establishment is <br />sparse and slow growing, geared to the low moisture conditions that are prevalent in the <br />region. <br />17 <br />