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• submitted to the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division in February, 1991. Sodium <br />bicarbonate production was periodic through 1991. From 1992 to 1997 on steam operations <br />increased to meet growing market demands. In 1992, North American Chemical Company <br />(NACC) acquired 50% of NaTec's interest in the project creating White River Nahcolite <br />Minerals, Ltd. Liability Company (WRN). In 1995 NACC acquired the remaining 50% and WRN <br />is a wholly owned subsidiary of NACC. Process and hydrology monitoring reports were <br />submitted throughout 1997. Operations at WRN were essentially continuous throughout 1997 <br />to meet market demands. <br />2.0 DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AREA <br />• 2.1 Location and Regional Setting <br />The WRN sodium leases (4) are located in the Piceance Creek Basin, Rio Blanco County of <br />northwestern Colorado (see Figure 2-1 ). The sodium lease tracts are located between Yellow <br />Creek and Ryan Gulch approximately 41 miles from Meeker, Colorado and 53 miles from Rifle, <br />Colorado by automobile. The climate of the area is semi-arid, annual precipitation averaging <br />12-14 inches. Precipitation generally occurs as snow from November to March and as rain <br />during the remainder of the year. The vegetation is predominantly sagebrush, pinyon, Utah <br />juniper, western wheatgrass and needle and thread grass. <br />C~ <br />2 <br />