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USDA United States Natural Resources Kremmling FieldOffice <br />.~~~ Department of Conservation 106 South 2"d Street <br />_ ~ Agnculture Service P. O. Boz 265 <br />`~ (NRCS) Kremmlinq CO 80459 <br />1 Telephone: (970) 7243456 httpJ/www.co.nres.usda.gov Fax: (970) 724-0807 <br />Feb.17, 2005 <br />Jerry Carpenter <br />Box 696 <br />Rremmling, CO 50459 <br />Jerry, <br />This report was developed by the NRCS in response to your request <br />for soils, vegetation and reclamation information the proposed <br />BRIG pit expansion located at T1N R80W sec 11, Grand County <br />Colorado. Afield visit was made to the site on Nov. 11, 2005 by <br />Mark Volt. <br />SOILS: <br />Soils on the site are identified by the Grand County Soils <br />Survey as 81 Tine gravelly, sandy loam 0-3$ slope (See enclose <br />soils information). Topsoil overburden over the gravel is < 6 <br />inches thick. <br />EXISTING VEGETATION: ' <br />Existing vegetation was inventoried on 11-5-2004. The NRC5 range site is Dry Mountain Loam <br />(See attached Range Condition Inventory - CO-ECS-6) <br />RECLAMATION RECOMMENDATIONS - <br />It is our understanding that upon completion of rock removal that the site will be reclaimed as <br />livestock pasture/rangeland. It is also our understanding that the pit life will be approximately <br />25+ yeazs and reclamation of disturbed azeas will be completed in stages every 10 years+-. <br /> <br />The Natural Resources Conservation Service works hand-in•hand w[Ih <br />the American people to conserve natural resources on private lands AN EQUAL OPPROTUNT/ PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER <br />