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<br />Introduction <br />TAB 9 <br />ATTACHMENT 9-6 <br />SOIL BASELINE STUDY <br />This report presents information about the soil resources on the Peabody Coal Company <br />(PCC) Seneca II Mine East Wadge Extension study area (hereafter referred to as study area) <br />in Routt Ccunty, Colorado. Soil maps and data contained in this report have been prepared <br />to assist PCC and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Mined Land Reclamation <br />Division (CMLRD) in examining the soil resources of the area with respect to their <br />potential use in mined land reclamation efforts. <br />A detailed soil survey was conducted from June 15 through June 19, 1987, of the entire <br />study area which includes the proposed East Wadge Extension (Pond 008 and Deadhead route) <br />permit area, the associated disturbance area, and additional area for future mine <br />expansion (Pond 009). This Order 1 soil survey, with sampling, was conducted by PCC on <br />• approximately 220 acres. <br />Based on this detailed soil survey, soil suitability ratings were generated by soil <br />horizon for each mapped soil series, series variant, and soil family. Recommended topsoil <br />salvage depths were determined for each soil series, series variant, soil family, great <br />group, and soil mapping unit. <br />This report addresses the objectives, methods, and results of the 1987 soil survey. The <br />soil investigation was conducted in accordance with CMLRD rules and regulations with <br />supporting consultation. <br />Objectives <br />The basic objectives of the field investigations were to map and sample the soils of the <br /> study area in sufficient detail to characterize their physical and chemical properties and <br /> depths to which they may be salvaged as a source of topsoil for reclamation purposes. <br /> Thus, the site-specific characteristics of the soil that may influence soil salvage, <br />. stockpiling, and redistribution were inventoried. This inventory entailed the following: <br />9-6-A Revised 05/16/88 <br />