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this concern, provide appropriate documentation, and amend the table as <br />appropriate. <br />6. The statement in the first paragraph under Prime Farmland Determination - <br />2008, that there are 107.96 acres of 98E Map Unit in the permit boundary is <br />somewhat misleading. The 107.96 acres would appear to be the entire acreage of <br />the Morgan property in the permit area, southwest of the intersection of BB Road <br />and 2700 Road. This property is dominated by the 98E map unit, and the entire <br />property will be treated as prime farmland. Limited areas of the 98E map unit <br />located to the east of 2700 road in the permit area are also depicted on Map <br />2.04.9-1, but these areas have been previously reclaimed under the permitted <br />assumption that the units were not prime farmland. Please clarify that the 2008 <br />prime farmland determination regarding 98E and 98A map units applies to <br />permitted areas located to the west of 2700 Road, and provide a more <br />accurate description of the area encompassed within the referenced 107.96 <br />acres. <br />7. The NRCS letter included in Attachment 2.04.9-10 addresses the Prime Farmland <br />determination for the Barx and Darvey soil series (Map Unit 98E), but the <br />attachment does not include NRCS letter identifying the Begay soil series (Map <br />Unit 98A) as Prime Farmland. Please include the 2008 NRCS letter identifying <br />the Begay soil series as Prime Farmland, in Attachment 2.04.9-10. <br />8. Please provide documentation, including NRCS concurrence, to support the <br />statements in the final paragraph on page 2.04.9-15, that specified small <br />parcels of 98E and 98A soils located west of 2700 Road on Benson and Lloyd <br />properties, respectively, are not prime farmland due to past management <br />practices, and insufficient irrigation water. <br />9. On page 2.04.9-17, under Soil Survey Maps, there is reference to Soil Profile <br />Data Sheets in Attachment 2.04.9-9. In the package submitted, the referenced <br />attachment contains soil map unit descriptions, but does not contain the <br />referenced soil profile data sheets. Please submit the referenced soil profile <br />data sheets for inclusion in Attachment 2.04.9-9. <br />10. Additional detail and explanation is warranted regarding the topsoil stripping <br />procedures applicable to the prime farmland soils on the Morgan property, in the <br />first paragraph under Topsoil Stripping Procedures after February 2008, on page <br />2.04.9-23. <br />a) Narrative indicates that Lift A will be stripped "to color change or 24 inches, <br />whichever is less". Please provide detail regarding the color change that will <br />be used in the field by site foremen and equipment operators as the marker <br />for the bottom of Lift A, and identify the horizon break to which the color <br />change corresponds.