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Connaughton, Cliff 970 240 43^.4 p.3 <br />United States department of Agriculture <br />~ o FRCS <br />Naiu:al P,esources Corservaticr. S~rvica 57v-274-5;26 - G9¢e <br />656 IndusLial 61vd 570-r.i4-7738 -Fax <br />Cei[a, Colofado d 141 b wv/vr.eo. n res. usde.~cv <br />wesley.boyG?~co.usda gar <br />march 33.200=1 <br />Stcvc 13otde <br />1370-T,OGIC Erniromnenial <br />G3i ]i. tv9ain, Suite 100 <br />Montrose, CO 3 ] 401 <br />Dear t\9r. Bcrvle <br />i am responding to your recTuest for a Prime Farnt]and determination for A4owuain Coal Company's <br />permit application to the State of Colorado, Division of Minuals and Geology for the South of I)i vide <br />area. •1'hc. permit area is located in Sections 3, 4, 5, 3, 9 and t0 of T74S, R9llW a»d Sections .i 1, .32. <br />;i, .,~} and 35 ofT13S, R90W. <br />-I-n be classified as Prime Farmland in Colorado, the property must have an adequate and dependable <br />water supply for irrigation, a favorable temperature and gmwin~ season and soils that mutt the <br />rcyuirentcnis ti>r Prime Farmland. Given the permit area exists in the Gumtison National Forest and <br />the Grand A4csa-West Elk soil survey area, are cannot verify the soil types. 1~~e do not maintain thr <br />• soil sw-vey information on National Forest or areas outside of Delta County. Soil-information could <br />he obtained from soil scientist Terry Hughes with the U.S. Forest Service. f-le can be contacted at <br />970-5?4-6600. F~owever, since no in~gaied land esisis on National Forest, the permit area within tllc <br />National I-orest would not qualify as Prime Farmland. Prime Farmland desi~~nation 1br the permit <br />area outside the National Forest and in the Grand Mesa-',Vest Elk soil survey area should he verified <br />with Terry I lughes. <br />if you require additional information, please contact me at 970-574-736, extension 1 ] 5. <br />Sincerely, <br />I <br />{ ~. 1 <br />V~'CS I?•(1?'CC <br />Resource Conservafiolvst <br /> <br />The Natural Fsouces Cons.=nacho ;ervi.:e pro.dn es Ieadrrship in a parvarsnlp ei+ort r,-, F:elp people <br />conserve. nuimnin. and improve om nawral resources end env.nr.me: n. <br />An Equal Dpponuniry Provldcr antl Empioyrr <br />