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EXHIBIT J <br />Vegetation Information <br />General <br />The Riverview Resource Property is located in Colorado's Eastern Plains, within the <br />Central Shortgrass Prairie Physiographic Region. Elevation ranges between 4750 to 4710 <br />feet. <br />Present Vegetation Types <br />The majority of the amendment properties are occupied by irrigated cropland used to grow <br />hay, corn and other row crops. A portion of the these properties is maintained in irrigated <br />and dryland pastures and used for grazing. These areas are dominated by natural and <br />introduced pasture grasses. <br />Relationship of Present Vegetation to Soil Types <br />The Soil Survey of Weld County Area, Colorado published in 1980 by the USDA, Soil <br />Conservation Service was used to identify soils at the site. Soils in the northern <br />amendment area (Cell 4) consist of Kim Loam (32), Olney Fine Sandy Loam (47) and <br />Otero Sandy Loam (51). The amendment properties in Cell 2 include Otero Sandy Loams <br />(50, 51, 52) in the upper elevations to the north, Aquolls and Aquents (3) in the lower <br />elevations to the southwest and Ascalon Loam (8) in the lower elevations to the southeast. <br />A soils map and detailed soil descriptions are included in Exhibit I. <br />Estimate of Average Annual Production <br />This section is not applicable because reclaimed areas will not be used as range or <br />agriculture. <br />Riverview Resource <br />Amendment to Permit M1999098 112c <br />Page J1 of J4