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iii iuiiiiiniii iii • ~ • <br />~ ~ <br />Upper Arkansas Soll Conaervatlon Dlstrlct <br />325 West Rainbow Boulevard - Salida, Colorado 81201 - Phone: (719) 539-7331 ~~y Q <br />December 18. 199S ''ECEIVED ~ <br />~y~t~~' ~ <br />To: Division oC Minerals and Geology DEC 21 1998 ~ ~p`~ ~ ~,~ <br />Department of Natural Resources ~~ ~ iE <br />1 3 1 3 S h e r m a n S t., Roo m 2 1 5 ~, .,.,: ~ ~t Alinerels & GeObgy ~ (~ t!~' <br />Denver. Colorado 80203 ~~_k^,~U r <br />Dear Sirs,~P,'ry"Y'` `fVIR' <br />Enclosed please find i>ur comments for t;:e sar;o an~i gravai a <br />pit located in Sections 1 and 2. T15S. R'8W. 6thPM. <br />approximately 6 miles southeast of Buena Vista. CG. The <br />site is owned by Joseph and Arlene Cogan and is also known <br />as Arnold Gulch. The file number is M-98-091. <br />This site has only one soil type in the area that will be <br />disturbed, the Gravelly Alluvial Land (GV1. Please see <br />attached soil map, soil description and seeding rate and <br />recommendation sheet (ECS-OS). The GV soil has neither a <br />hydric nor a highly erodible classification. <br />The GV soil is deep and very well drained. It is composed <br />mainly of stratified sands and gravels with some cobbles. <br />Little if any topsoil is produced on this soil. However, <br />any topsoil that may be found should be saved for future <br />reclamation work. In addition, the owner plans to use any <br />debris washing down Arnold Gulch to enrich the soil surface. <br />When reclamation of the site begins, areas to be seeded <br />should have slopes that are approximately 2 or 3 to 1. The <br />seed can he broadcast or drilled when planted. <br />A plant inventory completed [his fall reveaied rabbitbrush. <br />blue grama and annual weeds as the mail plant species at the <br />site. Sixweeks grama is also present. <br />Reclamation of the site can be accomplished using the <br />enclosed seeding rate and recommendation sheet. ECS-Oi. <br />This recommendation is based on our site visit and contains <br />plants native to the site. <br />if you need any additional Information, please call us at <br />1719) 53U-7331 or contact us at the above address. <br />Sin rely, <br />ti~~ <br />Ra ph~ U <br />UASCD <br />CONSERVATION ~ DEVELOPMENT - SELF~GOVERNMENT <br />