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<br />The :ina1 soil ty- cansi is of c.,~ Cr.;,:.. s::.-.<iy '., ... .... .
<br />Cli7 ie5 a Vary SC:a^.:~ x_23 _.. t.:< SJL'~CJ_:: ?Jt~1.)^. J: .... ..... ..
<br />covering only 3% o_= _.... s`__<. _..~..~ so:.~ .._ ~_ ~~). .. _ .. ~ ..
<br />erne were fo-':.ed .n ~vei :v a__uv_u:::. ...< ~:.r:.._. _. , . ... ....
<br />grayish brotan sandyJioar. coat 4 is:chJS _..ic:. :'::-::.......
<br />~T.iOdct"a Le tdiC~: a lOw a!~;ter-.:JS.~...^.,.'~ C.:7::.: _~}•, F:IL' ;~ ...'.J~ ~ ~ ~ .. .. .
<br />The hazard of soil blowing is severer ar,d the i:azara J: t:..,::-
<br />erJS1Jn is moderate.
<br />In sur.~~ary, the soils occt:rri.~ _., tl:e r-o~osad lea7a ~_,.. _...._
<br />will be impacted by surface disturbance generally haves ,. ,_.~o..
<br />reclamation pocentiai. .,
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<br />The Cryorthents soils cont:.ia cite majo~ _c. _,.~,.~ ... _ ..,
<br />reclamation. These soils era iow in fertility, :..< _..i:. .......
<br />a loos water-holding capacity aaZ are ,,u;,~ect co soy; _, t ....., ..
<br />due to slope and tai;,d; by applying establis::ed t."..,,..., .
<br />contouring, fertilizatior. for proc:nt estabiisi:::.::t of .......-
<br />tion and snow feacir:g to' reduce the i:anact o_~ wi::.. o:~ tt.: ,, ...
<br />surface and cc trap sno.a to provide more soil r.o~stu:"~ _...~,
<br />factors can he sufficiently reduced sJ't;^.e site t:JUld hay, ...
<br />potential for satisfactory reeler„ation.
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<br />F. '.Dater I.esources -
<br />1.. Ground (i~ater -USGS is in the process of establisiri.-,^ ^r.,.:::.'.
<br />water.mor.itoring in conjunction with the :IcCa11uT~ S}t;L\ ~ .:~•
<br />but to date has gathered insufficient data tti accurately -
<br />dict the ground water siiuatior. on tl:e site. USGS was i)~. ...)
<br />~. SUDDly general information based on corn drill i::~ do::; _o~ _....
<br />:McCallum Open Filer'Report and preii:ainary core cc.ca fro::; ~....
<br />EdRIA Study drilling. \o major aquifers Caere ~ncour.t:tc~ ....: _ .,
<br />tilt'. drilling. Aiinor amoun~s of water Caere intorc~nt<d ... ...,..;~_
<br />the 50 foot level. Tha material above the coal t:~s f_. .,_ .....
<br />and tightly bound. These conditions are not lavorabl:: fJr _ .•-
<br />ductive aquifers, The geologic structure above ti;e coal _:,
<br />heavily fractured and dipping at steep gradients. T;::: coaditio::::
<br />~~ will lead to small localized pockets of water. LocatiJ:l~Jf~
<br />these pockets were difficult to predict.
<br />The existing '.Cerr operation has not encountered ..ay acc~i,'.~t~;
<br />and has had no problems with ground taater cffecti::~ _...:ir
<br />mining operation. USGS indicated that similar cor.dicL%;a .::.:;
<br />be e:coec[ed on the proposed least tract and t.`.cy critic _p::.:~
<br />no adverse impacts to the ground taater and that ~-ou::~ o;~~,:
<br />will noC limit Cher ?ro?osed operation of the mina.
<br />2. Surface '.Dater -Detailed infprmation on the surface tla,cr ...
<br />also lac'.cing.. The proposzd acreage is located _ . ~h;: Ca:t::,`.:....
<br />Fiver watershed. Tl:er„ err? no live strenm~ witl:i., t.., _... . .
<br />A stock teetering improvement is located is Section 2~ .... ..
<br />spring development is located in Section 2?. Tt:o '..nr ...
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