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<br />commonly associated with both of these soils. The other soil type found on this site (Aquic Ustifluvents) is <br />often associated with phreatophytes and yet, on this site, few phreatophytes grow- in that soil. This is <br />probably due to the extensive amount of environmental modification that has occurred over the years due <br />to agricultural uses. <br />The phreatophytes may be associated with the Wann and Shanta soils because of the combination <br />of irrigation tailwater and soil environment modification resulting from flooding by the river. The lack of <br />phreatophytes on the Aquic Ustifluvents is undoubtedly due to the long term cultivation of that land as <br />irrigated pasture and cropland. In neither case is the vegetation present on the site similar to what the <br />potential vegetation would 6e. <br />Soil Salvage <br />Soil salvage on this site has considerd all materials above the water table and/or to the level of the <br />main gravel deposit as "soil." This zone actually contains a considerable amount of overburden combined <br />with the upper layers of the soil structure. All soil/overburden present on the site will be salvaged and used <br />in the reclamation of the site. This may occasionally be blended with the other backfill materials but <br />usually will be used as atop-dressing. However, because the quality of the soil is not high, incorporation of <br />overburden and soil into the backfilling process without segregation will not create problems. The <br />revegetation plan does not include replacement of the "potential vegetation" characteristic of these soil <br />types. <br />Grisenti Farms Gravel Pit Original Application Exhibit I Page 1-3 <br />