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SOIL <br />EXHIBIT I <br />SOILS It~ORMATION <br />The soils of this site are represented by four series with one series <br />being represented by two subtypes differentiated primarily by the degree of <br />slope. Several other soils can also be found on the site, each of which is <br />related to the four main series. However, these other soils are of little <br />importance and occupy small and isolated locations scattered throughout the <br />site. Nate of these other soils differ greatly from the four main series. <br />Therefore, for descriptive purposes and for the purposes of planning the <br />topsoil replacement and the revegetatian, mly the characteristics of the four <br />main series need be considered. The descriptions closely follow the S.C.S. <br />descriptions in their Soil Survey of Pueblo Area, Colorado, Parts of Pueblo <br />and Custer Counties, published in June 1979. Throughout the descriptions <br />comments regarding various aspects pertinent to reclamatirn will be made and <br />modifications to the descriptions provided where the series description <br />differs from an~ite conditions. Exhibit C1 shows the distribution of the <br />soils an this site. <br />CASCAJO VERY GRAI/EL.LY SANDY LOAM. S/. TO 25Y. SLQ°ES: <br />As far as soils are concerned, this series is of poor quality. <br />Vegetation tends to be sparse .with low production and cover except in very wet <br />years. Available water capacity is very low (.07 to .09 inches per inch of <br />soil). About the only use for vegetation an this soil is for rather poor <br />wildlife habitat. The S.C.S. notes that the main use of this soil is as a <br />source for sand and gravel. <br />Structurally, the soil tends to be in excess of 60 inches in depth with <br />a thin A horizon, no B horizon, and very. thick C horizon. The Al horizon <br />typically is about 6 inches thick while the C horizon usually exceeds 50 <br />inches in thickness. The A horizon is composed of fine material mixed with <br />about 60 percent gravel and cobbles. In the C horizon the percent gravel and <br />cobbles increases to about 70 percent. Thus the primary limiting factor <br />wherever this soil occurs is water. <br />On this site, the A horizon ranges from about 2 inches to 10 inches with <br />an average of 4 to 6 inches in thickness. This thinner than normal A horizon <br />Page 25 <br />