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3.1.0 Introduction and Projcct tiummary <br />Naturd Scxla, Inc'. 1NSI'sl'_006 Projcct Status and :\nnual Report of Ihvelupntcnt is suhmined <br />to Cullill the rcyuirements of 131-!\1 sodium Ic:tses, ('-018326, C-0118?'_7, ('-(1119986, and (•- <br />37474 as stated in Federal Regulations 43 ('I21), Subpart ;>91 :uul .'?i92. ;utd project Record of <br />lkcisiun dated Janulry 2U. 1987. 'Ibis report is also submitted to the ('ulomdo Division ut <br />'vtincrals and (irulogy w mecl reyuirernents tix Annual Report and I)islunc~d Area \1ap per <br />State perrnit number ~1-198?-194. 'this report summarir.es Ntil's 21111n process operations, <br />pn,duction activities. rcdantation status. geotechnical and environntcntal monitoring resulu. as <br />c~cll as, the status of all surlace facilities and pniject wells. <br />On Fehnran 20. '111)? Natural ticula. Inc. (NS11 purchased the White Ricer Nahrulitc \tinrr:ds <br />project. All NSI operations arc located at the former White Kivrr Nahculite 1\4RNI :unl Natec <br />lacilities. Operations at NSI cominued throughout 2006 to nxwt market demands. Proposed <br />operations litr 2007 gill Ix: described in this report. tiignificant technical considerations and!or <br />purposed changes in operations are presented. <br />2.0 D~wcription of Projcct :1rca <br />2.I ! ocnrivrr and Rrglanv! Si nirrg <br />the lino NSI sodium leases arc located in the I'iccance ('rock Basin. Riu 13Lutca C'aunt~ of <br />nunhwestrrn ('uloradu (see figure 2-1 and _'-1;1). the sodium le;tse Iract:uc lucatrd henveen <br />1'cllow ('reek and Ryan Gulch. approximately 41 miles Irom 1\lecker, Colorado and 53 miles <br />from Ritle. Colurodo. the climate is semi-arid with annual precipitation averaging I'_-14 inches. <br />Precipitation generally uccurc as snow IiOm tiovcmher to 'March and as rein durinc Lhe <br />remainder of the year. hhe vegetation is predominantly piBun-pine, sagebntsh. Mat juniper. <br />western whcatgrtss. and n~Yd1e thread gross. I he total area contained within the lirur sodium <br />leases or mining unit is 8,2'_2.6 acres. The principle operation is 115, 1298\V.:md Section 26. <br />Figure '-I ,hocvs the N;uural tiuda Iccrses and regional map se0ing and Figure 2-IA shows <br />sodium leases r~ithin Ihr I'irr;mcc Basin. <br />Fir~urc 2 -1 <br />NSI ltc~innal Wap <br />~~ <br />,~. <br />~... <br />i <br />~ ~ -~. <br />~. <br />,J <br />.~ <br />o~ <br />fu,. Y.' <br />'W7!1nnu,+l Rcpon I ul I% <br />