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EXHIBIT B SITE DESCRIPTION LOCATION -The site of the proposed gravel and soil removal operation consists of 21.93 acres along U.S. Highway 50 between Siminoe Road and Bean Ranch Road. The site is located in the "Kannah Creek" area of Mesa County. The site is also located in part of the SW ~/a of Section 32, Township 2 South, Range 2 East of the Ute Meridian. EXISTING LAND USE -The property under consideration is comprised of a single parcel. The site is some what irregular in shape and is 750 feet in length north/south, and 1400 feet at it's widest easUwest point. The land is considered to be, "grazing land". Topography is flat in nature and typically slopes toward the south at a rate of 1.0 percent. The landscape is dominated by Kannah Creek. Most of the property is sparsely covered with various types of natural grass, fortes and shrubs. Cottonwood trees and willows are evident along the banks of the creek. There is some evidence of past farming and grazing activities. The property is currently zoned AFT (agricultural, forestry, transitional) by Mesa County. SURROUNDING LAND USE -Surrounding land uses are considered to be "love' intensity. The dominate land use in the area surrounding the subject property is rangeland and single family dwellings on large parcels. Non-residential uses in the surrounding area are non- existent. The predominant land ownership in the surrounding area is private. ACCESS -Primary access to the property is U.S. Highway 50 which is a paved two lane highway. US Highway 50 provides excellent access to the Grand Junction core area and the City of Delta. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has established a functional classification for the highway as, Category Three, which is defined as, "highways having the capacity for medium to high speeds or medium to high volume traffic movements over medium and long distances in a safe and efficient manner, providing for inter regional, inter-city, and infra-city travel needs". In 1995 CDOT counted 6450 average daily trips on Highway 50. Due to the high traffic volumes on Highway 50, CDOT began the construction of two additional lanes in 1998 and expect to have them completed to the City of Delta sometime in 2002. WATER RESOURCES -Other than the area within to Kannah Creek, the site does not have any standing water present. Off site drainage patterns are intercepted by US Highway 50 and carried on the surface to existing culverts. Both off site, as well as, storm water generated on the property is carried on the ground surface to Kannah Creek. Prior excavation activities on the site have revealed that ground water is present approximately 15 feet below the existing ground elevation. The water table fluctuates in elevation throughout the year. Higher elevations are encountered during the summer months. VEGETATION - Galleta, wheatgrass, saltbush and rabbitbrush make up most of the natural plant community found on the subject site. The total annual yield of the plant