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SOILS INFORMATION <br />EXIIIBIT I <br />A general soils report was conducted by the SCS in 1967. Since then, additional reports have been <br />made for the site, which were included in the 2003 permit. From the monitoring wells as well as test <br />pits which were dug in September 2003, a good estimate of the soil thicknesses can be estimated. The <br />approximate boundaries of the soil types can be seen on Map C-1 A. In general, the entire site contains <br />two and a half feet of overburden and six inches of topsoil. As described in the mining plan, all <br />topsoil and overburden will be salvaged and used in reclamation. <br />Six SCS soil mapping units occur within the general permit area and surrounding area. They are listed <br />below: <br />1) the Mesa Clay Loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, main soil type on the flat area of the terrace, using <br />symbol MlA on Map C-1. <br />2) the Menoken-Chacra Clay Loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occurring on the flat area of the terrace, <br />using symbol MkA. <br />3) the Mesa Gravelly Clay Loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occumng on the flat area of the terrace, using <br />symbol MoA. <br />4) the Mesa Gravelly Clay Loam, shale substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes, mostly occurs on the eastern <br />edge of permit area next to Ru unit, using symbol MsA. <br />5) the Chipeta-Persayo-Rance Complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes, which occurs only on the <br />southwestern comer of the permit area, using symbol C1C. <br />6) the Rough Broken Land, occurs on the steep slopes which lead down to the lower terrace on the <br />east side of the permit area, using symbol Ru. <br />The SCS soil descriptions are given in this section. The approximate soil boundaries are shown on <br />Map C-lA. The topsoils within the permit area are representative of their genesis and topographic <br />position. The descriptions of the six soil units are given below: <br />Haldorson Sand and Gravel Mine 42 <br />