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:>,-' <br />IINITED STATES NATURAL RESOIIRCES P.O. Box 255 <br />DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Rremmling, ,», <br />AGRICULTURE SERVICE Colo. 80459 <br />303-724-3456 <br />------------------------------------------------------------ <br />March 9, 1998 <br />Richard and Marilyn Curry <br />Grand Gravel <br />Box 236 <br />Rremmling, Colo. 80459 <br />This report was developed by the Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service in response to your request for soils <br />and reclamation information for the proposed Grand Gravel <br />gravel pit located ih T1N RSOW sec 12, Grand County <br />Colorado. <br />A field visit was made to the site on March 9, 1998 by Mark <br />Volt of the NRCS. <br />SOILS: <br />Soils on the site are identified by the Grand County Area <br />Soil Survey as #81-Tine Gravelly Sandy Loam, 0 to 3 percent <br />slope, and.#83-Tine Cobbly sandy Loam, 15 to 30 percent <br />slope. There is 8"-15" of topsoil overlying the,gravel.~ <br />(SEE ENCLOSED SOILS MAP AND INFORMATION) <br />tz <br />'r. <br />EXISTING VEGETATION: <br />Existing vegetation includes crested wheatgrass, slender <br />wheatgrass blue gramme and big sage. Basal plant density <br />is 10-15~. <br />RECLAI9.ATION RECOMMENDATIONS: %`- <br />i ~ ._._ <br />It is our understanding that gravel will be mined from the <br />pit for approximately S+ .years. Upon completion of mining <br />the site will be reclaimed for use as ranageland/grazing. <br />Topsoil overburden should be removed and stockpiled in a <br />lsor.-erosive configuration to be used during final <br />reclamation. If topsoil stockpiles are to remain for more <br />than 2 years they should be seeded fo grass and kept free of <br />noxious weeds until used for reclamation .° <br />