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• <br />• <br />Summary of Soil and Vegetation Information <br />The soil cores undertaken by F.M. Fox and Associates show- <br />ed that approximately 2 feet of topsoil consistantly covered the <br />• property. On approximately the southern one-third of the proper- <br />ty this topsoil lies directly on top of the sand and gravel re- <br />sources, but on the northern two-thirds 1 to 5 feet of intervenes. <br />ing sandy clayiays atop over the mineable resource. The thick- <br />• Hess of the resource to bedrock varies from 30-50 feet throughout <br />most of the property. Ground water was encountered approximately <br />20 feet below ground level. <br />The topsoils encountered were of four types - DaA (Dacono <br />• loam), DaB (Dacono loam), NIA (Nunn loam), and Tc (Terrace Es- <br />carpments). These soils are classified as being able to support <br />both irrigated and nonirrigated growth. These soils presently <br />support irrigated farm products (mainly corn) and have been since <br />• at least the 1920 's when the Sakaguchis' acquired the property. <br />A soil map and descriptions are reproduced as figure 2 and on <br />pages 2 and 3 of the F.M. Fox Report. The original source of <br />the soil data is "Soil Survey of Adams County, Colorado" publish- <br />• ed by United Sates Department of Agricultural Experimentation <br />Station issued October, 1974. This report can be obtained at <br />108 West Walnut Street, Brighton, Colorado 80601. <br />Mr. Jeff Burwell of the West Adams Soil Conservation Ser- <br />• vice was contacted regarding soils information, a vegetation <br />survey, and a revegetation recommendation. On June 10, 1981 Mr. <br />Burwell toured the property and also reviewed a copy of the F.M. <br />Fox Report. The results of his vegetation survey and revegeta- <br />• tion plan are attached. Basically he found no unique vegetation <br />that he would recommend saving except two trees which will not <br />be removed by mining. In terms of revegetation after mining, <br />he recommended a plan for irrigated and nonirrigated areas which <br />• is incorporated in the reclamation plans. On the day he toured <br />the property 40 acres had a "heavy" cover of irrigated corn and <br />2 acres had a "heavy" cover of grass and weed species. <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />