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' • F~IBIT I/J (Cont'd) <br />SCS-CONS-5 U. 5. OERARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE <br />10-75 <br />FILE CODE CONS-Id-S SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE <br />' INVENTORY & EVALUATION <br />r <br />' OF LAND, WATER, AND RELATED RESOURCES <br />Valco, Inc. 'b- Along the south side of the <br />' REQUESTED BY Larry E. O'Brian, !'leg. LOCATION Arkansas River <br />Just vest of the City of Pueblo <br />' ASSISTED BY Roos .. m~bell DATEMa~ ]-(,_~_L477 <br />" ~ INDIVIDUAL ^ GROUP ^ UNIT OF GOVERNMENT <br />' SITUATION: Baseline data on aeils, vegerarien nna ro..eg..tat+o^ ~~ needed b3+ <br />Valco, Inc. so that they can include it in their application for a permit to mine <br />' gravel at their property west of the City of Pueblo. <br />' SUGGESTED SOLUTION(S) A soils map of the area is enclosed_ Se is of the ~ermir <br />area include Bm-A - Bloom silty clay loam, Ai-A - Apishapa silty clay, La-A - <br />' Las Animas fine Bandy loam, Rk-A b Rw-A - Rocky Ford silty clay loam, and Cn-A - <br />Glenberg-Baveraon fine sandy loam along the river bottom. These soils have from <br />' 3 to 6 feet of deepnover gravel. Up on the breaks at the edge of the river bottom. <br />' N1-CE - Caecajo gravelly sandy loam has a relatively thln topsoil over gravelly <br />material, with shale underlying at 40 to 96 inches. ICPe-F and Pe-Be - Penrose- <br />' Minnequa Complex are mostly limestone, with no gravel potential. Forms SCS-Soils-2C <br />are included, giving soil descriptions, suitability ratings and native vegetation. <br />Recommendations for Reclaimation <br />The areas along the river bottom will be left as lakes. The banks above <br />' the water line should be sloped to about 3: 1. Stockniled tonsei7 should 6e „sea <br />* ChecF app~op.iole cotegory <br />' 37 <br />