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<br /> <br />~; <br />l United Sfates Soil <br />~~~-) Department o} Conservation <br /> Agriculture Service <br />Tim Dewitt - <br />Grand Co. Planning and Zoning <br />Grand Co. Courthouse <br />]iot Sulfer Springs, Colo. <br />htr. Dewitt: <br />- <br />PO B0~ 265 <br />KpcahUII.ING, CCLO Ro459 <br />'724-3456 <br />This rei.ort was developed by the SCS in response to your recuest for soils, <br />vegetation, and reclaimatinn information for the pror.osed.gravel }-it looted in <br />t}re N iz sec 8 T1N Fr]4`•! , Grand Co. Colo. <br />~7?U/TIG;~': <br />The propos?d travel pit is located on 10 acres of rangeland ( h'ountain T:oar <br />range site ). Current use of the land i.s for grazing. T'b.ere is rnie old gravel <br />pit on the 10 acres. Intended use after mining is livestock gra,-,ing. <br />SOILS: <br />Overlying soils on the site are identified by the Soil Survc;; of Gr.-.rd <br />Cour-ty P.rea as Leavitt loam , 0-6?' clones (h5). <br />On site invea igction indicated adi.quate topsoil fer reto,.~:oiling e:nd revs-~e- <br />tation. <br />( see enclosed soils information ) <br />z;:+TSTIi:'G !'EGr'PA'~ZG~;: <br />( see range condition inventor;r ) <br />3rCLF.11;;'PICFi ]?;~;CCiCP'': D-.TIG1::,: <br />It is our urderstarding ti,at the area to be m:r.ed will rec]aimed to liv?ctcck <br />grazing land on a yerrly basis. Lb:f~ected pit life will be aproxinv3tely 3 yec:rs. <br />All topsoil ShOUld be striped off and stockpiled in anon- erosive confiruration <br />prior to gravel extr4ctiun. <br />After gravel c:araction is com}-lete, head,.~alls and steep slo}es should be <br />flattened to a 3:1 or flatter slope. Some stamen slope may be unavoidable, but <br />should be Y,ept. to a nunimum. <br />(more) <br />0 Tno Soil Conscrvabon Sernce SCG-AS-1 <br />U is an.nponcy ul ma 10-79 <br />Doperimem of ggncullure <br />