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F~®`^~ United States Forest Grand Mesa, 2250 Highway 50 <br />= <br />~ Department of Service Uncompahgre and ~ Delta, CO 81416 <br /> Agriculture Gunnison Voice: 970-874-6600 <br />• National Forests TDD: 970-874-6660 <br /> <br />File Code: 2550-1 Soil Interpretations <br />Date: November 23, 2004 <br />Henry Barbe <br />Environmental Engineer <br />Mountain Coal Company, West Elk Mine <br />5174 Hwy 133 <br />Somerset, CO 81434 <br />Dear Mr. Boyle: <br />I have reviewed the soils information for the area identified as the West Flatiron Lease Area <br />(Application # COC-67011). This azea is within the Grand Mesa-West Elk Soil Survey Area, <br />which is part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It was mapped by the NRCS in the mid to <br />late 1980's. The soil units identified within this azea aze: <br />Unit # ] 30-Cryocrepts-Cryoborolls-Rubble land Complex, I5-90% Slopes <br />Unit # 153-Haploborolls-Ustochrepts-Rockoutcrop Complex, 40-99% Slopes <br />These units aze on steep canyon side slopes, with a cold climate (<90 days growing season). <br />They contain azeas of rock out crop, and rubble land scattered through out each unit. <br />• Based on my review of this data, along with review of the criteria Colorado uses to define <br />important and prime farmland, I found that the landform and soils characteristics aze such that <br />there would be no prime farmland within the West Flatiron lease Area. <br />Sincerely <br />TERRY J. HUG <br />Forest Soil Scien ' t <br />cc: Steve Boyle <br />Owner/Senior Biologist <br />BIO-Logic Environmental <br />635 E. Main, Suite 100 <br />Montrose, CO 81401 <br />r1 <br />LJ <br />r <br />~ t~ <br />Caring for the Land and SenRng People - arimca o° ~rytlee Paces '~ <br />