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SCS-CONS-5 U EPA RTMENT OF AGRICUI.TU RE <br />10.75 • SOIL CO NSERV 0.TION SERVICE <br />FILE CODE CONS-I45 <br />INVENTORY & EVALUATION <br />~` OF LAND, WATER, AND RELATED RESOURCES <br />REQUESTED BY ROBINSON BRICK & TII.E CO. LOCATIOhEOX 52Ei3 DE'7VER. CO 80217 <br />ASSISTED BY REV BERLINGER DATE 2/28/78 <br />` ~] INDIVIDUAL ^ GROUP ^ UNIT OF GOVERNMENT <br />SITUATION:Th Robittcon Arirk R TiIP ('mm~an~ rPnnPS+c infnrma+inn rep^*a*~~ +n cnilc <br />vegetation types and reclamation procedures on their existing clay pits P.uffalo <br /># 1 and Buffalo # 2 Refer to the attached letter of request for legal des- <br />criptions of both pits Buffalo # 2 is owned at the company Buffalo # 1 is <br />leased frog Archie Lytle under a perpetual lease agreement. <br />'~, ~GESTEDSOLUTION(S) Refer to the attached soil man for the lorations of dif.. <br />ferent soil tunes on the pit areas. The main soil found on Euffalo # 2 is the <br />Kutch-Louviers complex. This soil type has a slow to very slow permiability, <br />shallow depth, rapid surface runoff and a very hioh erosion hazard. The main soil _ <br />on Buffalo # l is the Bresser-Cush-nan co-nnlex nPrally_, this comnlPx has a <br />moderate permiability, medium depth, medi•.un runoff and a moderate to high erosion <br />hazard. More detailed soils information can be found on the attached descriptions. <br />The present vegetation at the B~.iffalo # 2 pit consists of a shale foothill <br />ranee site Average annual precipitation is 15 inch s of which about 65~ falls <br />during the growing season's Present vegetation at this site includes western wheat- <br />grass side-oats grama, ereez needleerass, bl_ueorama~raG4, tn*+ :*rac~~ thrPP_ <br />n grass Indian ricegrass four-urine saltbush mor!ntain mahogar>,y, skankbush <br />1c Check apP~Priaro category <br />