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• SITE DESCRIPTION (coot) EXHIBIT B The species of vegetation found on the site are Sideoats grams, Blue grama, Western wheatgrass, Sanddrop seed, green needlegrass, buffalo grass, winterfat, dotted gay feather, purple prairie clover, broom snakeweed and scazlet globemallow. These grass species makeup 85% to 90%, by weight, of the vegetation found on the site. PERMANENT MAN-MADE STRUCTURES There is a stock pond approximately 100 feet west of the Buffalo Stone Quarry. The pond collects water that drains from the southwest of the quarry. No water from the quarry drains into the pond. The rock quarry will have no effect on the stock pond. The location of the stock pond is shown on Attachment 1. WATER RESOURCES There are no water sttuchues or springs on the site. There is a dry creek on the west side of quarry, which will nm if there is a big rain. This creek is a small tributary that during dry years has no water in it. The dry creek is approximately 30 feet lower than the quarry. Quarrying will not reach the ground water table and our investigations indicate the ground water table is more than 120 feet below the surface of the site, so no ground water will be exposed. Review of well data on the surrounding areas indicates the highest water table is not associated with the creek that is more than 120 feet below the bottom level of the • mine. The few wells in the area are from 200 to 300 feet deep. We do not expect to encounter ground water on this site for that reason. We will not affect the hydrologic balance of surface or subsurface water in the azea. Incumbent rainfall and snowmelt (storm water) shall be directed to a low portion ofthe quarry for retention and/or percolation into the soils. Storm water will not be allowed to leave the affected azea. Sediment from any surface water flow will be retained in the affected area, and no impacts due to sediment are anticipated No chemicals will be used in processing, and no impacts to water quality due to chemicals will occur. A Colorado Department of Health and Environment C.P.D.E.S. General Permit certification is not expected to be necessary, since the site shall be developed to retain storm water runoff on the affected azea. If needed, water used at the operation will be obtained and truck hauled from sources on the ranch that have current Colorado water rights for the use of that water. No injury to existing Colorado water rights will occur. No refuse or acidic or toxic materials will be exposed by the operation No overburden or other waste pnxlucts will be developed. Chopper fines will be sold and/or used in final reclamation of the pit floor. None of the mined products are anticipated to cause unsightliness or to pollute the drainage system • The commodity to be extracted is a horizontal limestone bed of varying thickness up to 15+feet thick and which outcrops on the site. Much of the limestone will be cut to specific sized by a