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13. Soil Survey - 1988 (PR -02) <br />This was the original soil survey done for the original mine permit area under Peabody Coal <br />Company. The area of the survey is shown on Map 2.04.9 -1. It is noted here that the 1988 survey <br />consisted of the original permit area and a large area to the west. It also included an area on the <br />Morgan property west of 2700 Road and south of the current portion of the Morgan property that <br />is in the permit area. It is not known why this area was surveyed atthat time, but presumably, itwas <br />under consideration that this area could later become part of the permit. No soil samples were <br />taken in this area. The entire 1988 survey boundary is included on Map 2.04.9 -1. There are no <br />known data sheets for the 1988 survey. However, the survey on the Morgan property is valuable <br />since it shows that the Darvey -Barx soil (98E) continues to the south of the 1998 survey area, <br />which does not cover 11.6 acres of the permit area on the Morgan property. The 1988 survey <br />confirms that this soil is 98E, which is prime farmland. <br />14. Soil Survey - 1996 (PR -04) <br />As the mine expanded to the west, an additional survey was conducted on the area immediately <br />east of 2700 Road and south of BB Road. The soil survey covered 105.8 acres, including the 100.7 <br />acres added to the permit area as part of PR -04 <br />15. Soil Survey - 1998 (PR -05) <br />This survey covered the amendment area west of 2700 Road, and the area north of BB Road and <br />east of 2700 Road. See Map 2.04.9 -1 for the actual area. The soil test location descriptions are <br />typical and consistent for soil in the area. The Order I survey is a refinement of the "not yet <br />published" Order III soil survey that the NRCS has conducted in the area. Detailed map unit <br />descriptions can be found in Attachment 2.04.9 -9, Soil Map Unit Descriptions. <br />Map unit 98A (Begay fine sandy loam) occurs on alluvial terraces formed along Tuttle Creek. <br />Profiles were described to 72 inches. Some areas may have soil deeper than 72 inches and yield <br />a slightly greater amount of salvage material. This unit is considered prime farmland soil as of the <br />2008 NRCS determination. <br />Revised September 2010 (PR 06) 2.04.9 -20 <br />