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United States Department of Agriculture <br />a MRCS <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />Grand Junction Service Center <br />2738 Crossroads Blvd. Suite 102 <br />Grand Junction, CO 81506 <br />January 14, 2011 <br />Subject: Fruita Loadout <br />To: Michael Galloway <br />ERO Resources <br />970 - 242 -4511 ext. 107 <br />970 - 242 -8489 <br />As per your request, using the map you sent me January 13, 2011, I have reviewed the soils associated <br />with the area near the proposed Fruita Loadout rail line. <br />Steve Woltjer, MRCS District Conservationist, Grand Junction Field Office had previously determined <br />that there is no Prime Farmland on this site and sent a letter to Tamme Bishop, PE stating this fact. It is <br />important to note that there is no cropping history for this area, and no record of it ever having been <br />farmed nor irrigated. Most of the soils in the area shown on your map are within Land Capability Class <br />7c or 8s Dryland. This would be considered very poor land for possible conversion to cropland. With <br />no irrigation, no record of ever having been farmed, and this Land Capability Class the possibility of <br />this particular area ever being farmed is extremely low. <br />Helping People Help the Land <br />An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />