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S. ~i1 <br />a- <br />.. :':~ <br />-'~%r <br />~ ~ ~. <br />l <br />:~ ~. <br />Page 1 of o <br />USDA Soil Conservation Service <br />823 Desert Flower- [:I v•i. <br />F'uebli•, CO 'c:lr?Grl <br />REC:LAMATIGN FLAN <br />FINuN PIT <br />This is in reference to an or.-site irrvestigatic•n done June ~7, <br />1939 on a proposed gravel pit Ic•cated in the SE corner- Sec. ~4 <br />TZ1S RE•7W, the NE corner- Sec. 2F T 15 RE•1W, and the NW earner <br />Sec. 19 T21S R60W approximately 5.~: miles east of E:oor•e, C~~. <br />The.fol lowing infarrnation may t•e used try ycwr- company tc~ <br />ful f i 1 t the requirements c•f the C:c• I ryr-adc• Mined Land <br />Re.. 1 amat i c•rr L:c•ar-d. <br />T tre land is presently rangeland and the post-mining use will <br />be range I and. The site i s nc•t prime f ar-rn I arr•i. The auner- ~.f <br />the I and i s R. Lewis Fi 1 Irnc•r-e. The c•per'atc•r- i s Sc•uttrway <br />Construction Car., Inc. of Alarnc•sa, Cc•lor-adc•. Southway wi I I <br />respc•nsible for- reclarnatian. <br />t~ e <br />Then sc• i I i•r. the site i s a Casca,io very grave I 1 y sandy I earn, 5- <br />~F:: slc•pes. Tt.e sur-face layer- rs typically 3ravel ly sandy <br />loam llJ inches think. The substratum is very gravelly sandy <br />laarn, 11 inches tY~icl., ever layers i~f e::tr-emely 3ravel ly sand. <br />Effective r-c.ating depth is cd3 inches or m..re. l-h.e I~azar~i of <br />erns i r•n t•y water i s moderate tip high. <br />Tt•e Casc a,io so i 1 suppor is a p I ant carnrnun i ty that i s dorni nateil <br />t•y t•lue 3rama. Galleta occurs in a lessor amount. Forhs and <br />shr'ut•s that occur- in small amounts on the site are <br />wall:ingsticl: ch•;11a, sand saget•rush, plains pr-icl::lypear-, srnal I <br />soapweed, r-ut•t•er- r-at•b i tbr-ush, trr-c•om snal:eweed, Russian th i st I e <br />and slirr~flc•wer- scrufp•ea. See the attactred Ran3e Cc•nditic•rr <br />In~errtor-y frr- a rnnr-e detailed estimate c•f plant cc•ver- art.] <br />per-cerrt cc•mp.:•s i t i c•n. <br />There i s the pc•ss i G i 1 i ty that ground water may be r nter-c elated <br />during exc avatic•n. If sc•, contact the Ca•lar ado llivisr :,o .•f <br />Water Resources regarding water rights and t•eneficial u•..e c•i <br />this water-. <br />Tl~.e Sc•il Cc•nservat ion Service recommends the Following steps <br />tc• r•evegetate ttre site: <br />11 At least n inches of the top layer c•f soiJ+should t•e <br />r-ern caved and stc•c kpi led. Any calcareous layer- belc•w the t:•{:• <br />scat-1 strould be stocl:pi le0 separately. If it is used irr <br />r-ec 1 a i rni rig ttre area, i t shou I d be spread be I ow the r-c•ot ze•ne. <br />