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Exhibit I - Soils Information Topsoil has been salvaged from the Gosney and Sons, Inc. operation but not from prior mining operations. A site specific soils evaluations was originally conducted on the areas to be disturbed for the purposes of determining available topsoil stripping thickness. The soils types for this site have been mapped by soil scientists of the Soil Conservation Service and are delineated on the accompanying map. Descriptions of the soil types present follow. The soil mapping units that occur on the area to be disturbed are classified as the Sycle Sandy loam and the Pescar sandy loam. The Sycle soil is distributed over most of the area to be affected. The Pescar soil is present only along the extreme westerly side of the affected area. The remainder of the affected area has been denuded of soils by previous gravel operations. A soils map ( Figure I-1 ) which illustrates the soil mapping units within the proposed permit follows the descriptions of the soil units below. The Sycle sandy loam is a well drained soil that has formed along gently sloping terraces of major drainage in alluvian overlying river deposited cobble and gravel. In the proposed permit area, the surface slopes are from about one to three percent. Typically, the topsoil layer is a brown fine sandy loam about ± 10 inches thick The subsoil is a reddish brown sandy clay loam 12 inches thick that may contain a considerable percent of gravel and cobbles. The substratum is very gravelly sand and cobbles. The annual soil temperature ranges from 48 to 42°F., and the mean summer soil temperature ranges from 65 to 68°F. Permeability in the Sycle sandy loam is moderate, and the available water capacity is low. Surface runoff is slow due to the gentle gradients and permeable soil, therefore the potential for erosion is slight. A typical pedon for the Sycle sandy loam follows. The Pescar sandy loam is a well drained soil that has formed in calcareous alluvian along floodplains and low terraces. In the affected area, the surface slopes from less than one to about two percent. Typically the topsoil layer is light brownish gray sandy loam about 8 inches thick. The subjacent layer ( C- Horizon ) is a light brownish gray sandy loam stratified with loam and loamy sand about 12 inches thick. The substratum is very gravelly sand. Permeability in the Pescar is low. Surface runoff is slow owing to the gentle gradients and permeable soil, therefore the potential for erosion is slight. A typical pedon for the Pescar sandy loam follows. ( SLS ) Svcle Fine Sandy Loam - - Typical Pedon