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United States <br />Department <br />of Agriculture <br />Phone: 719 543 -8386 <br />Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service <br />(N RCS) <br />http://www.co.nrcs.usda.gov <br />DATE: 3/14/07 <br />FROM: Richard Rhoades, District Conservationist <br />TO: Stonewall Springs Quarry LLC. <br />Pueblo Field Office <br />200 S. Santa Fe Ave. <br />Pueblo, CO 81003 <br />Fax: 719 545 -4835 <br />RE: Reclamation Plan: Sections 25, 36 Township 20 South Range 63 West, <br />Sections 2, 1 Township 21 South Range 63 West, Section 31 Township 20 <br />South Range 62 West, Section 6 Township 21 South Range 62 West <br />(Proposed gravel pit operation in Pueblo County, CO) <br />This is in reference to a proposed gravel pit. No field visit was made. The <br />purpose of this letter is to develop a reclamation plan to be implemented <br />after mining is completed. This letter should not be represented as an <br />endorsement of the purposed business or activity and other licensing may be <br />required. For specific information on licensing of mining and quarry <br />operations in Colorado please contact the Colorado Division of Reclamation <br />Mining and Safety. The following information may be used to fulfill <br />reclamation requirements. <br />The site contains approximately 118.1 acres of prime farmlands. The owner <br />of the land Stonewall Springs Quarry LLC will be responsible for reclamation. <br />The post - mining land use will be ponds. It is not anticipated that <br />groundwater will be intercepted by this activity (though it should be noted <br />this is a danger with these types of operations). <br />The soil types identified for this area are as fellows; Apishapa silty clay, <br />Bankard sand, Bloom silt loam, Las Animas fine sandy loam, Limon silty clay <br />loam, Otero clay loam, and Rocky Ford silty day loam. This soil is more fully <br />described in the attached material. Copies are included of three tables from <br />our soil survey database: <br />• Source of Sand and Gravel <br />• Rangeland Productivity and Plant Composition <br />• Prime and other Important Farmlands <br />Please note that these properties are typical of the native, undisturbed soil. <br />The ttaturat Ramac a Coassvadon Ranks worts h rha•d PAM <br />Use Am•Aear poops to commove natant raso,•ci* op private mods. Ali EQUAL arvatreaarr PROVIDER ARID EMPLOYER <br />