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EXHIBIT I <br />SOILS IN FORMATION <br />According to Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Web Soil Survey of the Mesa <br />County Area, Colorado dated September 25, 2007 identified a single soil classification with the <br />site: <br />Northrim- Garber -Trap coMp ex , 3 to 25 percent slopes, very stony (Map Unit 61 D) <br />Map Unit 61 D is a well- drained soil formed in alluvium derived from sandstone and shale, <br />and /or colluvium derived from sandstone and shale, which is found on fan terraces. The <br />Northrim component makes up 40% of the soil type, with Garber at 25% and Trag at 20 %. <br />Northrim & Trag are considered to be "fair" sources of reclamation material, as defined by <br />NRCS. The land capability (i.e., suitability for field crops) for non - irrigated Map Unit 61 D is <br />classified as Class 6e. According to NRCS: "Class 6e soils have severe limitations that make <br />them generally unsuitable for cultivation and that restrict their use mainly to pasture, <br />rangeland, forestland, or wildlife habitat. The main hazard is risk of erosion unless close - <br />growing plant cover is maintained." <br />NRCS' full description and a map of the soil unit can be found on the following pages: <br />1 <br />