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Home My WebLink About951858.tiff • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CO-ECS-5 SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE (180-12-11) COLORADO Rev. 4/92 PART I - GRASS SEEDING PLANNED Producer: (,J, -Tamek, Planner:-77/1-1 (nryie:w Date: Wc2/b5- Contract or Agreement I Contract Item No. Field No. Practice Name & No. use Soea/,4 Ac.a0,/S Irrigated Dryland t/ Land Resource Area ( 74 Range site 4r4o / ,regk5 Seedbed Preparation: Methodt-10_, tops., i/ Approximate dates Dead Litter Cover; Kind, Pounds residue needed. Clean till, Firm Seedbed, Interseed,/ Other F'('M. SeecP c(6-e / Seeding Operation: Drill L Interseed Broadcast Date Drill spacing Type Planting depth Fertilizer: Pounds actual available nutrient per acre recommended. Q5 �e Nitrogen (N2) Phosphorus (P2O5) Potassium (K)S-6; Weed Control: Chemical, Kind & Amount Mechanical Flash Grazing Dates Mulch: Kind f g4,,,ni,s Amount 2U--p lbs/Ac. How applied How anchored Anchored depth Seed Recommendations (1) (2) Required PLS rates % of species Species Variety _ per acre (100%) in mixture , 4, /.5 /5 01 3.5 3t7 4.5 `.S 3.5 /O (3) (4) (5) PLS seeding rate Total PLS lbs/ • per species/Ac. Planned species planned (1)X(2) Acres (3)x(4) 0,23 a0.�, �.S .05 �o.a a t. ,_ a.03 24D. o, 441.0 .35 7. 951858 SCS cost shared programs such as Great Plains, Watershed activities , RC&D measures and any other program requires the use of Certified Seed (Blue Tag) if available. Remarks lQMMF 9ro,s, �e See �� i1 S 7�/ I�/ �f r /e rac e c res?d e nr Mr /r/P M '� OO ed /�P EXHIBIT L Reclamation Costs - Finish Grading $ 5,000 Topsoiling $ 5,000 $10,000 - 20 AC = $500 per AC Fertilize/Mulching $ 5,000 $ 5,075 $10,075 - 20 AC = $500 per AC Total Cost for Reclamation $20,075 :exhl.dc 951858 U.S.. Department of Agr .tJ.turr:•? Page •-• J. Soil Conservation ::;erv.i....t:+ 4/71 /99 • NONTECHNICAL SOILS DESCRIPTION Wc'1:)'ri f FOR DESCRIPTION CATEGORY •- rtl.i . Survey Area- WLL.D COUNTY, NORTHERN PAL 'I , COLORADO Map Symbol Description 51 PE:1:.::'T7.. GRAVELLY:1_I_Y SANDY I._OAI1., r(:) '_•'.Vl h'I:::Rt:'EN f SLOPES The • Peet z iiio•)_.I. is <'a i•li..mIT y re oriat:•?loha i'I f'•:1'i.i'1:.}t,l Sail. It is formed (:)rt laa(:i<i:.T(:if:fl:.'ie. and ie>I'ic:,la:l.(:erie. (:)4 moderately dissected ed to h:i t'!li I y (I:tS:.i:,(-;•r• t4:•(:e t.tl:t.1 i3Yt{'> i f tit'Ip�: and L)Y'f:'3]I<:• from (::Ga.I.c%:ir!:?(7us (Jravi:)LI.y ;:il.I.l.ly:i..:i:l. material. The surface may be covered '. i. t:h ::j I';avi:?'1. and l::t:)f)i:),I.t ••iy And is el gravelly sandy loam. •t l'it" underlying material is a calcareous vE:.'ry gravelly sand . TJ'I(..• soils I7 .ivc' Y t�l:t:i ti permeability. Their ava:i.J.ribI.cb water holding a:;al:)dt:i.ty is moderate. Roots 17',•:?rtetrat:t:.) to / 4 -.i-t'yl'ic:•? ii r)i' trtC)r .. Runoff is ci.f.t:)4! and the erosion hazard due to wind is slight. • 951858 J.S. Department -0f Agricultur -Page - 1 Soil Conservation Service 4I?1/95 RANGELAND PRODUCTIVITY AND CHARACTERISTIC PLANT COMMUNITIES' Survey Area- WELD COUNTY, -NORTHERN PART, COLORADO {-- Total production--{ flap symbol and { Range site ;Kind of year { Dry . Chara+:ieristir vpnpf.tinn ; inr soil name ! . { Weight: sit { H.b/acre{ 51 PEETZ 'N , blue i�,�,� ,,� �;`=1 Favorable i ,B6 �taha 25 . NO11. 1 { 1200 . I;tilr bluectpa ; 17 { { Unfavorable . 1880 . aideuals yrama { 10 • { { or.airio sandrppd ; IA . . { . edye { a + other netenr,ial fnshc ; R perennial grasses 5 + { { { utfadr rren + { { . . ia+1+1 ,{f+Jp'iepd 5 { { { needleandtbread { 5 { • . . frinQed 5.agphriih ;. 3 { • . . big bluest?m { 2 { . . prairi? jurioraac ; 7 • . { other {taubs . 2 • . . ¶.ra1.) ≤.oapeppd ; 7 + • { { worrwood ' 1 ` '. .. e �MMUNIT u C ' TER _ y_,. i E M e7w_ 9 k Yy�ga a.' ' Ca., tr' ir+ 5'p%�-� r. ` eat ISM'`', u, 32 -51 a tt i7ftuF ' :( r t fig,; >x' ss k u- . „Jr_ 2q. * • ,, I • 7 'iti7 11 ''''':',-71:-!-.1.1$7.1,:1`01.7,,. hi o- cp� . w- 1f a vg 11 9 27 32 32 11 - 32 . - o e"ctN 29 . 76 1 27 .\, • 31 sxi ¢ *x 20" 7 6 27 c_-___,,,,.,„i„,,,,,,5","; -. 57 a' n k x • 27I a � a• 20 18 �,r 1 5. 18 25 41 30 �: 57 ; c \\ 76 .- 54. ��??,,pi 4] �`�. ,Piw rc y'ty a N ' 20' 1 30. 18 4�. rw y2, 76 20 ._ .i 20 f i}�Ye 1 � 'l A d (rt 4 41 a 76 401 54 20 20 41 soil survey of Weld County, Colorado Northern Part United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service and Forest Service in cooperation with Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station 251858 Weld County, Colorado, Northern Part 49 This unit is well suited to windbreaks and maintain soil tilth and organic-matter content. Stubble- environmental plantings. Supplemental irrigation may be mulch farming, striperopping, and minimum tillage help to needed when plantingand during dry periods. control erosion and conserve moisture. Terraces reduce This map unit is in capability subclass Vle, runoff-and the risk of-erosion and help to conserve nonirrigated,-and in Loamy Plains range site. moisture. The potential plant community on this unit is mainly 77—Weld loam, 0 to-6 percent slopes. This deep, blue grama, western wheatgrass,sedges, and well drained soil is on smooth plains. It formed in buffalograss. Theaverage annual production of sir-dry calcareous, loamy eolian material. vegetation ranges from 500 to 1,500 pounds. Typically, the surface layer is brawn loam 9 inches If the range is-overgrazed, the proportion of preferred thick. The subsoil is clay, clay loam, and silty-clay loam forage plants decreases and theyoportion of less 13 inches thick. The substratum toe depth of 60 inches preferred forage'plants increases. Therefore, livestock or more is calcareous loam. grazing should be managed so that the-desired balance Included in this unit are-small areas of�latner loam of preferred species is maintained in the plant and soils that have a surface layer and subsoil less than community. 15 inches thick. Included areas make up-about 15 Range seeding is suitable if the range is in poor percent of the total acreage. condition. The plants selected for seeding should meet -Permeability of this Weld soil is slow. Available water the seasonal requirements of livestock or wildlife, or capacity is high.Effective rooting depth is S0 inches or both. Other management practices that are suitable for more. Runoff is slow, and the hazard of water erosion is use on this unit are proper range use, deferred grazing, slight. The hazard of soil blowing is slight. and rotation grazing. If the plant cover is disturbed, Most areas of this unit are used as nonirrigated protection from erosion is needed. Loss of the surface cropland. Winter wheat is the main crop. A few areas are layer results in a severe decrease in productivity and in used as rangeland. the potential of the soil to produce plants suitable for This unit is well suited to winter wheat, barley, oats, grazing. and sorghum. Low annual precipitation is the main This unit is well suited to windbreaks and limitation to the crops that can be grown on this unit. environmental plantings. It has few limitations. Because precipitation is not-sufficient for annual Supplemental irrigation may be needed when planting cropping, a cropping system that includes small grain and during dry periods. Summer fallow, cultivation for a and summer fallow is most suitable. Precipitation usually weed control, and selection of adapted plants are is too low for crops on this unit to make efficient usecf needed to insure establishment and survival of fertilizer. seedlings. Maintaining crop residue on or near the surface This map unit is in capability subclass IVe, reduces runoff, reduces soil blowing,-and helps to nonirrigated,and in loamy Plains range site. 951858 IIiiYa dli 36 Soil sur Supplemental irrigation-may be needed when planting on backslopes and shoulders of moderately dissected and during dry periods. Summer fallow, cultivation for highly dissected upland ridgesand breaks. It formed it weed control, and selection of adaptedplantsare calcareous pr-avellyalluvium. Slopes are convex. Area: needed to insure establishment and survival'of ars nearly linear in shape and are 20 to 1,000acres in seedlings. size. This map unit is in capability subclass IVe, Typically, 15 to 35 percent-of the surface is covered nonirrigated, and in Sandyflains range site. with gravel and cobbles. Typically, the upper part of th surface layer is grayish brown gravelly sandy loam 4 50—Paoli fine sandy loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes. inches thick,and the lower part is brown very gravelly Thiszleep, well drained soil is on moderately dissected loamy sand 4 inches thick.The underlying material to to highly dissected fans. It formed in calc-areous loamy depth of 60 inches or more is calcareous very gravelly alluviumand colluvium.-Slopes are concave. sand. Typically, the surfaces layer is brown fine sandy loam Included in this unit are small areas of Altvan sandy 13 inches thick. It is xalcareous in the lower part. The loam on the tops of upland ridges and breaks; Rock underlying material to a depth of 60 inches or more is outcrop on shoulders of upland ridges and breaks; calcareous sandy loam or-coarse sandy loam. Bushman fine sandy loam on-backslopesand foot Included in this unit are small areas of soils that have slopes of upland ridges and breaks; and Ascalon fine a-surface layer of loamy sand, soils that ars sandy loam and Wages fine sandy loam on foot slope! noncalcareous,soils that have restricted drainage, and of upland ridges and breaks. Included areas make up soils that have slopes of less than 6 percent. Included about 20 percent of the total acreage. areas make up about 15 percent of the total acreage. Permeability of this Peetz soil is rapid. Available wat Permeability of this Paoli soil is moderately rapid to a capacity is moderate. Effective rooting depth is 60 depth of 13 inches and rapid below this depth.-Available inches or more. Runoff is slow,-and the hazard of wat< water capacity is high. Effective rooting depth is 60 erosion is-high to very high. The hazard of soil blowinc inches or more. Runoff is slow, and the hazard of water slight. erosion is high. The hazard of soil blowing is moderate. Mostareasof thisunit are used as rangeland. A fee This unit is used as rangeland. areas are used asasource of gravel. The-potential plant community on this unit is mainly The potential plantcommunity on this-unit is mainly blue grama,-needleandthread, and prairie sandreed. The blue grama, little bluestem, sideoats grama, and prairie average annual production of air-dry vegetation ranges sandreed.The average annual production of air-dry from 700 to 1,800 pounds. vegetation ranges from-500 to 1,200 pounds. If the range is nvergrazed, the proportion of preferred If the range is overgrazed, the proportion of preferre forage plants decreases and the proportion of less forage plants decreases and the proportion of less preferred forage plants increases. Therefore, livestock preferred forage plants increases. Therefore, livestock grazing shouldbe managed-so that thebesired balance grazing should be managed so that the desired balanc of preferred species is maintained in the plant of preferred-species is maintained in the plant community. community. Range seeding is suitable if the range is in poor Management practices that are suitable for use on t condition.The plants selected for seeding should meet unit are proper range use, deferred grazing, and rotatk the seasonal requirements-of livestock or wildlife, or grazing. Livestock grazing should be managed toprotE both. Other management practices thatarssuitable for the soil in this unit from erosion. Slope limits accessb' use on this unit are proper range use, deferred grazing, livestock and results in overgrazing of the less-sloping and rotation grazing. If the plant cover is disturbed, areas. If theplant cover is disturbed, protection from protection from-erosion is needed. Loss of the surface erosion is needed. Loss-of the surface layer results in layer results in a severe decrease inproductivityand in severe decrease in productivity and in the potential of the potential of the-soil to produce plants-suitable for the soil to produce plants suitable for grazing. grazing. This unit is poorly suited to windbreaks and This unit is well suited to windbreaks and -environmental plantings. The main limitations are the environmental plantings. It has few limitations. high content of lime and the moderate-available water Supplemental irrigation may be needed when planting c-apacity.Supplemental irrigation may be needed when and during dry periods. Summer fallow, cultivation for planting and during dry periods.Summer fallow, weed control,and selection of adapted plants are cultivation for weed control, and selection of adapted needed to insure establishment and survival of -plants are needed to insure establishment and survival seedlings. of seedlings. This map unit is in capability subclass Vle, This-map_unit is in capability subclass Vle, nonirrigated, and in Sandy'lains range site. -nonirrigated, and in Gravel Breaks range site. 51—Peetz gravelly sandy loam, 5 to 20 percent 52—Peetz-Altvan complex,D to 20 percentslope slopes. This deep, somewhat excessively drained soil is This map unit is-on upland ridges, breaks, and plains. 951858 Weld County, Colorado, Northern Part 55 appropriate and timely tillage; control of weeds, plant Class VIII soils and miscellaneousareas have diseases, and-harmful insects; favorable soil reaction; limitations that nearly preclude their use for commercial effective use of crop residue; and harvesting that insures crop production. the smallest possible loss. Capability subclasses are soil-groups within-onetlass. The estimated yields reflect the productive capacity of They are designatedty-adding a small letter, e, w,s, or each soil for each of the principal crops. Yieldsare likely r, to thetlass numer-al, for-example, Ile. The letter e to increase-as new-production technology is developed. shows that the main limitation is risk of erosion unless The productivity of a given soiliompared with that of close-growing plant cover is maintained; wshows that other soils, however, is not likely to-change. water in or on the soil interferes with plant growth or Crops other than thoseshown in tablet are grown in cultivation (in some soils the wetnessxan be partly the survey area, but estimated yields are not listed corrected by artificial drainage); s shows that the-soil is because the acreage of such crops is small. The local limited mainlytecause it is shallow, droughty, or stony; office of the Soil Conservation Service or of the and c, used in only some parts of the United States, Cooperativefxtension Service tan provide information shows that the chief limitation is climate that is very cold about the management and productivity of the soils. or very dry. In class I there are no subclasses because the soils of land capability classification this class have few limitations. Class V contains_only the subclasses indicated by w, s,or c because the-soils in Land capability_cIassification shows, in a general way, class V are subject to little or no erosion.-They-have the suitability of soils for most kinds of field crops.Crops other limitations that restrict their use to pasture, that require special management are excluded. The-soils rangeland, wildlife habitat, or recreation. are grouped according to their limitations for field crops, The capability classification of each map unit is given the risk of-damage if they are-used for crops, and the in the section "Detailed soil map units." way they respond to management. The grouping does not take into-account majorand generally expensive rangeland landforming that would changeslope, depth,-or other characteristics of the soils, nor does it consider possible By Harvey Sprock, range conservationist, Soil Conservation Service, but unlikely major reclamation projects.Capability About e5 percent of-the surveyarea is rangeland. classification is not a substitute for interpretations Nearly 80percent of the income from ranches in the designed to show suitability and limitations of groups of -area is from livestock, principally tattle. Cow-calf-yearling soils for rangeland, for woodland, and for engineering -operations are dominant. Most ranches range from 2,000 purposes. to 10;000 acres in size. ct In the capability system, soilsare generallygroupedat The for-age produced on much of the rangeland is three levels: capability class, subclass,and unit (4). Only supplemented with pastureandsmall grain stubble. In class and-subclass are used in this survey. These levels winter the native forage is supplemented with hay and are defined in the following paragraphs. proteintoncentrate. Many ranchers use areas in the Capability c/asses, the broadest'groups, are Pawnee National Grassland and in the grazing designated by Roman numerals I through VIII.-The associations of this area to supplement theareasof numerals indicate progressively-greater limitations and native rangeland. narrower choices for practical use. The-classes are In the southern part of the area are rolling plains that defined as follows: support stands of short grasses. In the-northern part, Class I soils have few limitations that restrict their use. along the Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska state lines, r. Class II soils have moderate limitations that reduce-the are steep,-rooky breaks thatsupport mixed stands of choice of plants or that require moderate conservation -short grasses and midgrasses. practices. In areas that have similar climate and topography, Class III soils have severe limitations that reduce the differences in the kind and amount of vegetation choice of plants or that require special conservation produced on rangeland are closely related to the kind of practices, or both. soil. Effective management is based on the relationship Class IV soils have very-severe limitations that reduce between the-soils and vegetation and water. the choice of plants or that require very_careful For each soil in the survey area that is suited to use management, or both. as rangeland, the range site, the average annual Class V soils are not likely to erode but have other production of vegetation, and the characteristic limitations, impractical to remove, that limit their use. vegetation are given in the section "Detailed soil map Class VI soils have severe limitations that make them units." '"i generally unsuitable for cultivation. -A range site is-a distinctive kind of rangeland that Class VII soils have verysevere limitations that make produces a characteristic natural planttommunity that them unsuitable for cultivation. differs from natural plant-communities on other range 951858 56 Soil survey sites in kind, amount, and proportion of-range plants. windbreaks and environmental plantings The relationship between soils and vegetation was established during this-survey; thus, range sitesgenerally By Gene Anderson,woodland conservationist, Soil Conservation can be determined directly from the soil-map.Soil Service. properties that affect moisture-supply and plant nutrients Windbreaks are established to protect livestock, have the greatest influence on the productivity of range buildings, and yards from wind and snow. They also help plants. Soil reaction,salt content,-and a seasonal high to protect fruit trees and gardens, and they furnish water table are also important. habitat for wildlife. Several rows of low- and high-growing The average annual production is the amount of broadleaved and coniferous species provide the-most vegetation that cante-expected to grow annually on protection. Field windbreaks are narrow plantings made at right well managed rangeland that is supporting thecotential angles to the prevailing wind. They protect cropland and natural plant community. It includes-all vegetation, crops whether or not it is palatable to grazing animals. It and from wind, hold snow on-thee fields, and provide food cover for wildlife. includes the current year'sgrowth of leaves, twigs,and Environmental plantings help to beautifyareas, and fruits of woody plants. It does not include the increase in they screen houses and other buildings from noise. The stem diameter of trees andshrubs. It is-expressed in plants, mostly evergreen shrubsand trees, are closely poundscer acre of air-dry vegetation. spaced.-A healthy stock of suitable species planted The characteristic vegetation is the grasses, forbs,and properly on a well-prepared site and maintained in good shrubs that make up most of the potential natural plant condition can insurea high degree of plantsurvival. community on-each soil. The plants are listed by _Land preparation can be critical for initial survival of common name. The amount that can be used as forage trees and shrubs planted for windbreaks in the survey depends on the kinds of grazing animalsand'n the area. Good land preparation provides for weed control grazing season. so that the maximum amount of water available can be Range management requires a knowledge of the kinds usedty the woodyspecies. The 11 to 13 inches'of of soil and of-the potential natural plant community. It precipitation received in this surveyarea annually is not also requires an evaluation of the present range adequate for survival of woodyplants, so weed control condition. Range condition is determined by comparing or supplemental water is needed. Dryland the present plant community with-the least 1 he potential natural plant community on a particular range site. The more 1areas should be planted to summer fallow for year before planting windbreaks and closely the existing community resembles the potential environmental plantings. Thearea e to be f fallowed should extendat least 20 feet on either side of the outside rows community, the better the range condition. Range of the plantings.A survival rate of-about 50 percent is condition is an ecological rating only. It does not have-a expected-during the first year of-dryland plantings. specific meaning that pertains to the present plant Various methods of providing supplemental water for community in a given use. windbreaks c-an be-used.Lse of drip irrigation systems The objective in range management is to control greatly increases the survival rate. Drip systems are an grazing so that the plants growing on a site are about easy way to:rovide a limited amount of water to-each the same in=kindand amount-as the potential natural plant. Survival under drip systems averagesaboutS3 plant community for that site.Such management percent for the first year. generally results in theoptimum productionef Supplemental wateralso increases thegrowth of the vegetation, conservation of water, and control of erosion. plantsand reduces the need for continued cultivation. Sometimes, however, a range condition somewhat below The additional water eliminates the need to reduce weed the potential-meets grazing needs, provides wildlife competition except inareas right-next to the plantings, habitat,and protects soil and water resources. where the weeds may compete for sunlight. In much of thesurvey area,-continued excessive use If supplemental water is used, summer fallow is not has reduced forage-production by about half. Much of needed the year before planting. This reduces the hazard of soil blowing on the acreage that once supported open stands of short the-sandy soils in the survey grasses and midgrasses nows be upports stands of short area that tend to blow if summer fallowed. T rows for plantsxan be scalped; or the plants can planted grasses that are low in vigor and productivity. Range directly into the sod and an area hoed by hand.-A water managementgractices that increase desirable species delivery system should then be installed to and decrease less desirable ones and that minimize provide the necessary water for establishment of plants. erosion should be used. Rangeland inventory information Windbreaks provide-habitat for wildlife. Widely spacing 1. and soil survey information can be used to determine rows provides more open area for wildlife feeding and proper management practices for maintaining and alsoirotects the trees and shrubs. Leaving at least 20 improving forage production. feet between rows providesToom for operating farm 9S1ss8 24 Soil survey The Dix soil issfeep-andexcessivelytrained. It formed 27—Epping silt loam,I0 to 9 percent slopes. This in gravelly alluvium. Typically, 15 to 25 percent of the shallow, well trained soil is on slightly dissected to-highly surface is covered with gravel. The surface layer is dark dissected plains. It formed in c-alcareous loamy residuum grayish brown gravelly loamy sand 12 inches thick. derived from siltstone. Below this to a depth of 60 inches or more is gravelly Typically, the surface layer is light brownish gray silt and very gravelly sand. loam 3 inches thick. The underlying material issilt loam Permeability of the Dix-soil is rapid toe depth of 37 14 inches thick. Siltstone is at-aidepth of 17 inches. inches and very rapid below this depth. Available water Depth to siltstone ranges from 10 to-20 inches. In some capacity is low. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or areas the surface layer is loam. more. Runoff is medium to rapid, and the hazard of Included in this unit aresmall areas of Keota loam, water-erosion is moderate. The hazard of soil blowing is Kim loam, Mitchell silt loam,and Thedalund loam. Also moderate. included aresome areas of Rock outcrop. Included TheElakeland-soil is and somewhat excessively areas make up about20 percent of the total acreage. sandy alluvium and Permeability of this Eppingsoil is moderate. Available drained. It formed in askosic deep colluvium. Typically, the surface layer isslark-grayish water capacity is melow um, and rooting d ofth is to to 20 brown loamy sand 12 inches thick.-The underlying inches. is slight isone m, and the e ard of water material to a depth of 60 inches-or more is loamy sand. is mod raslight to very-high. The hazard soil blowing is moderate. Permeability-of the Blakeland soil is rapid.-Available This unit is used-as r-an-geland. wateroapacity is moderate. Effective rooting depth is-60 The potential plant community on this unit ismiainly inches or more.-Runoff is slow, and the hazard of water blue grama, winterfat, western wheatgrass, and-fourwing erosion is moderate to very high. The hazard of soil saltbush. The average annual production of air-dry blowing is high. vegetation ranges from-500 to 1,000 pounds. This unit is used as rangeland. If the range isovergr-azed, the proportionnfipreferred The potential plant community on the Eckley soil is forage plants decreases and the proportion of less mainly-blue-grama, sideoats grama, and little bluestem. preferred forageslants increases. Therefore, livestock The average annual production of air-dry vegetation grazing should be managed so that the desired balance ranges from-400 to 1,200 pounds. The potential plant of preferred species is maintained in the plant community on the Dix soil is mainly blue grama, little community. bluestem, sideoats grama, and prairie sandreed. The Range seeding is suitable if the range is in poor average annual production of air-dry vegetation ranges condition. The plants selected for seeding should meet from 400 to 1,200 pounds. The potential plant the seasonal requirements of livestock or wildlife, or community on the Blakeland soil is mainly bluegrama, both. Other management practices that are suitable for little bluestem, prairie sandreed, and sand dropseed. The use on this-unitareproper range use, deferred grazing, average annual production of air-dry vegetation ranges and rotation grazing. If the plant cover is disturbed, from 700 to 1,800 pounds. protection from erosion is-needed. Lass of the surface If the range is overgrazed, the proportion of preferred layer results in a severe decrease in productivityand in forage plants decreases and the proportion of less the potential of the soil to produce plants suitable for preferred forage plants increases. Therefore, livestock grazing. grazing should be managed so that the desired balance This unit is poorly suited to windbreaks and of preferred species is maintained in the plant environmental plantings. The main limitation is shallow community. rooting depth. Slope limits access by livestock and results in This map unit is incapability subclass Vle, overgrazing of the less sloping areas. If the plant cover nonirrigated, and in Shallow Siltstone range site. is disturbed, protection from-erosion is needed. Loss of 28—Haplaquolls-Fluvaquentstomplex, frequently the surface layer results in a-severe decrease in flooded. This map unit is on smooth plains, in productivity and in the potential of the unit to produce depressional areas, and along the bottom of natural plants suitable for grazing. drainageways. The soils in thisenitarepoorlyidrained Managementpractices that are suitable for use on this and very poorly-drained. Areasere ponded periodically unit are proper range use,ideferred grazing,and rotation because of runoff in spring end from irrigation.Slope is 0 grazing. Mechanical treatment is not practical because of to 2 percent. The-native vegetation is mainly grasses, the stony surface and the steepness-of slope. shrubs, and trees. This unit is suited to windbreaks and environmental This-unit is about 45 percent Haplaquolls and about 45 plantings. percent Fluvaquents. The components of this unit are so This map-unit is in capability subclass Vle, intricately intermingled that it was not practical to map nonirrigated. The Eckleyand Dix soils are in Gravel them separately at the scale used. Breaks rangesite, and the Blakeland soil is in Deep Included in this unit are small areas of well drained Sand range site. and moderately well drained soils and some permanent 951858 tll 48 Soil survey • If the range is overgrazed, the proportion of preferred layer results in a severe decrease in productivity and in forage plants decreases and the proportion of less the potentialof the soil to produce plants suitable for preferred forage plants increases. Therefore, livestock grazing. grazing should be managed-so that the desired balance This unit is well suited to winter wheat, barley, oats, of preferred species is maintained in the plant and sorghum. Because precipitation is not sufficient for community. annual cropping, a cropping system that includes small Range seeding is suitable if the range is in poor grain and summer fallow is most suitable. Precipitation condition. The plants selected for seeding should meet usually is too low for crops on thisunit to make efficient the-seasonal requirements of livestock-or wildlife,or use of fertilizer. both.Other management practices that are suitable for Maintaining crop residue on or near the surface use on this-unit are-proper range use, deferred grazing, reduces runoff, reduces soil blowing, and helps to and rotation grazing. If the plant cover is disturbed, maintain soil tilth and organic matter content.Stubble- protection from erosion is-needed.l-oss of the-surface mulch farming, stri cro layer results in a severe decrease in productivity-and in P pping,andsture. um tillage help to the potential of the soil to produce-plants suitable for control erosion and conserve moisture.Terraces reduce grazing. runoff and the risk of erosion and help to conserve This unit is well suited to windbreaks-andmoisture. environmental plantings. It is limited mainlyiy the hazard This unit is well suited to windbreaks and environmental plantings.Supplemental irrigation may be of soil blowing. Trees need to be planted among the native vegetation to minimize disturbance of the plant needed when planting and during dry periods. Lover.Supplemental irrigation may be needed when This map unit is in capability subclass IVe, planting and during dryiperiods. nonirrigated, and in Loamy Plains range site. Thisi-napunit is in capability subclass Vle, nonirrigated, and in Sandy Plains range site. 76—Wages fine-sandy loam, 6 to 9 percent slopes. This-deep, well'drained soil is on moderately dissected 75—Wages fine sandy loam, 0 tol percent slopes. plains. It formed in calcareous loamyalluvium. This deep, well drained soil is on slightly dissected plains Typically, the surface layer is grayish brown fine-sandy and alluvial fans. It formed in calcareous loamy alluvium. loam 4 inches thick. The subsoil is sandy clay loam 8 Typically, the surface layer isgrayish brown finesandy inches thick. The substratum to a depth of 60 inches or loam 4 inches thick. The subsoil is sandy clay loam 10 more is calcareous loam. inches thick. The substratum to a depth of 60 inches or Included in this unit are small areas of Kim and more is calcareous loam. Mitchell soils. Included in this unit are smallareas of Kim soils, Permeability of this Wages soil is moderate. Available Mitchell soils, and Platner loam. water capacity is high. Effective rooting depth is 60 Permeability of this Wages soil is-moderate. Available inches or more. Runoff is medium to rapid,and the water capacity is high. Effective-rooting depth is 60 hazard of water-erosion is moderate. The hazard of soil inches or more. Runoff is slow to medium, and the blowing is moderate. hazard of water erosion is slight to moderate. The This unit is used as rangeland. hazard of soil blowing is- moderate. The potential plant community on this unit is mainly This unit is used as rangeland and-nonirrigatedblue grama, western wheatgrass, sedges,-and cropland. Winter wheat is the main crop. buffalograss. The average annual production of-air-Dry The potential plant community on this unit is mainly vegetation ranges from 400 to 1,,300 pounds. blue grama, western wheatgrass, sedges, and If the range is overgrazed, the proportion of preferred buffalograss. The average annual production of air--dry forage plants decreases and the proportion of less vegetation ranges from 500 to 1,500 pounds. preferred forage plants increases. Therefore, livestock If the range is overgrazed, the proportion of preferred grazing should be-managed so that the-desired balance forage plants decreases and the proportion of less of preferred species is maintained in the plant preferred forage-lants increases. Therefore, livestock 'community. grazing should be managed so that the desired balance Range seeding is-suitable if the range is in poor of preferred species is maintained in the plant condition. The plants selected for seeding should meet community. theseasonal requirements of livestock-or wildlife, or Range seeding is suitable if the range is in poor both.Other management practices that are suitable for condition. The plants selected for seeding should meet use on this unit-are proper range use, deferred grazing, the seasonal requirements of livestock or wildlife, or and rotation grazing. If the plant cover is disturbed, both. Other management practices that are suitable for protection from erosion is needed.toss of the surface use on this unit are proper range use, deferred grazing, layer results in a severe decrease in productivity and in and rotation grazing. If the plant cover is disturbed, the potential of the soil to produce plants suitable for protection from erosion is needed. Loss of the surface grazing. 951858 EXHIBIT M Compliance with Local Zoning :exhm.dc 951555 EXHIBITS I AND J Soil and Vegetation Information Soil Conservation Service Greeley, Colorado 951$55 J U:S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CO ECS-5 SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE (180-12-11) COLORADO Rev. 4/92 PART I - GRASS SEEDING PLANNED Producer: /, 7000 Planner:W/ ( orne2 Date: /A5 Ly Contract or Agreement j Contract Item No. U Field No. Practice Name & 4O46e .Sod�i Ac.2,0,/5 Irrigated Dryland Land Resource Area C74 Range Site (2,7-,40-e/ F1Qlr/tc Seedbed Preparation: Method f i/ Approximate dates Dead Litter Cover; y kind, Pounds residue needed. Clean till, Firm Seedbed, Interseed, Other F7rn-L, SeaceoP Seeding Operation: Drill (./ Interseed Broadcast Date Drill spacing Type Planting depth Fertilizer: Pounds -actual available nutrient per acre recommended. Q5 Nitrogen (N2) Phosphorus (P205) Potassium (K)5�' 'es( Weed Control: Chemical, Kind & Amount Mechanical Flash Crazing Dates Mulch: ]find f-�crbs Amount 2 r) lbs/Ac. How applied How anchored Anchored 'depth Seed Recommendations (1) (2) Required PIS rates % of species Species Variety per acr-e (100%) in -mixture inMorr64 3.5 3f) Li.5 4L5 3.5 /d (3) (4) (5) PIS sending rate Total PIS lbs/ • per species/Ac. Planned species planned (1)x(2) Acres (3)x(4) «.a3 aD. ≥ <f•S 020.e. a I. a. .2:03 ao. a zi.o 7. 1 951. 58 SCE cost shared _programs such as Great Plains, Watershed a-ctivities, RC&D measures and any other -program requires the use of Certified Seed (Blue Tag) if available. t / Remarks /Pecrr{rre(lq0 3rc'cs be See a_cQ ,, ,S?WOd' O rose 5'77�(..,) c,r mac/ ay' a0aci /6S 4/ crP. Se-er Ltiee_c '( z X1/3/, NOTICE OF FILING APPLICATION FOR COLORADO MINED LAND RECLAMATION PERMIT FOR REGULAR (112) OPERATION NOTICE TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE LOCAL SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT West Greeley DISTRICT Weld County (Operator) has applied for a reclamation permit from the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board ("the Board") to conduct mining operations in Weld County. The attached information is being provided to notify you of the location and nature of the proposed operation. The entire application is on file with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division ("the Division") and the local county clerk and recorder. The applicant proposes to reclaim the affected land to Rangeland (RL) . Pursuant to C.-R.S. 34-32-116(7) (j ) the Board is required to confer with the local Soil Conservation Districts before approving of the post-mining land use. Accordingly, the Board would appreciate your comments on the proposed operation. Please note that, in order to preserve your right to -a hearing before the Board on this application, you must submit written comments on the application within twenty (20) days of the date of last publication of notice pursuant to C.R.S. 34-32-112(10) . If you would like to discuss the proposed post-mining land use, or any other issue regarding this application, please contact the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3367 . NOT-E TO OPERATOR: You must attach a copy of the first two pages of the application to this notice. If this is a notice of a change to a previously filed application, you must either attach a copy of the changes or attach a complete and accurate description of the change. 1307F-4 951858 r<ECEIVEJ APR 2 5 1995 WEST GREELEY SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT 4302 West 9th Street-Road Greeley, Colorado 80634 (393) 336-6506 April 21, 1995 Donald Carroll Weld County Department of Public Works POBox 758 Greeley, CO 80632 Mr. Carroll: Enclosed-please find theseeding recommendation requested for the Clinton Tappy site located in the Southwest Quarter_of the Northwest Quarter of Township 10 North, Range 56 West, Section 19, approximately 16 miles north of Stoneham, CO. The suggested planting rates are for a typical range seeding in the area. If this area isiletermined to ben critical area planting the seeding rates should be doubled. Sincerely, 1 P --0--� Michael G. Shay District Manager 951858 Hello