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• ` • Toooaraphy, Drainage and Other Existino Contour Features • The general area slopes north-northwest toward the South Platte River. The property itself slopes gently to the west, eventually draining across Nome Street during more severe storms. Drainage onto the property comes at present from the south bound lane of US 85 and the property immediately to the south. However, the • regrading plan for this adjacent gravel extraction operation calls for all drainage water to be contained within that property by draining into the created lake. Thus the only off-site drain- age that will continue onto this property is from the south bound lane of US 85. Two small irrigation ditches cross the property; neither will be disturbed by mining. One ditch runs along the • south boundary and conveyed irrigation water to this property from wells and Fulton Ditch laterals under US BS from the east. The other runs along 132nd from the east for a short distance, then crosses under 132nd to the property to the north owned by the Sakaquchis'. Like the other ditch, water is conveyed under USES from wells and Fulton Ditch laterals. • The property is not traversed nor adjacent to any designated 100 year flood plain hazard area. The nearest such designated flood hazard areas are for the South Platte River 1/2 mile to the west and Second Creek 1/2 mile to the northeast across US 85. • Utilities, Roads and Other Mineral Explorations The property abuts and has access onto two~COUnty two lane pav- ed roads; Nome Street on the west and 132nd Avenue on the north. Neither road~is heavily traveled. The property also abuts on the east US 85, which has a per day vehicular count of 15,000+, Elec- • tric and telephone lines run along Nome, 132nd and US SS, No underground pipelines or other utility lines traverse the property. Although some oil and gas exploration has been undertaken in the area; one has occurred on this property. This well and others in the area which were drilled were either nonproducing in the first • place or quickly became nonprcductive and were abandoned. Visual The area in which the proposed gravel extraction will occur con- sists of farmland and natural vegetation including two large • trees in the northeast corner of the property. Although attrac- tive, such farmland vistas are common in the area and thus mining will not destroy any unique visual resources. The two trees will be retained. Although the proposed extraction processes will be an initial and temporary negative visual sight from adjacent pro- perty, most of the adjacent property will be in the same condition • and there will be a positive visual impact when final reclamation is completed. Furthermore, the negative visual impact will be mitigated by positioning and permanently revegetating topsoil overburden along US 85 as a visual screen for highway traffic, Historical/Archaeological • The property has been farmed for over fifty years, during which time no structures have existed on the property. The site is not listed on the National Historic Register and the State of Colorado Archaeolpgical and Historic Sites inventory reveals no known sites or remains of historic or archaeological significance. The State's • file search indicating no known historical or archaeolggi:cal re- sources is included in the appendix. • •