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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20032980.tiff . .\', High Plains Engineering "gig , ;01/4 735 Denver Avenue • Fort Lupton CO 8O62 I '"' Phone 3O3-857-928O • Fax 3O3-857-9238 AG Pro Environmental Services Attention: Tom Haren 4311 Highway 66, Suite 4 Longmont, CO 80504 March 13, 2003 RE: Geological Mineral Resources for the Filly ridge PUD at State Highway 52 and Weld County Road 3 1/4, Weld County, CO. To Whom It May Concern: The proposed area is located within the Colorado Piedmont section of the Great Plains physiographic province. The Colorado Piedmont, formed during the Late Tertiary and Early quaternary time (approximately 2,000,000 years ago), is a broad, erosional trench, which separates the Southern Rocky Mountains from the High Plains. Structurally, the site lies along the western flank of the Denver Basin. During the Late Mesozoic and Early Cenozoic Periods (approximately 70,000,000 years ago), intense tectonic activity occurred, causing the uplifting of the Front Range and associated down warping of the Denver Basin to the east. Relatively flat uplands and broad valleys characterize the present-day topography of the Colorado Piedmont in this region. No mineral resources were found on this site at the depths explored, the soils encountered at the site are Sandy Clay (SC) to a depth of 13 feet, then Sandstone to a depth of 25 feet, followed by Clay-stone. If is our opinion that the small nature of the site, 23.88 acres would prevent the site from being considered an economic deposit of minerals if found at greater depth. The project site is located in Seismic Risk Zone 1 of the Seismic Zone Map of the United States as indicated by the 1997 Uniform Building Code. Poo RFo, s 12330 :o Cecil R. Crowe, PE and LS 12330 3-/J--o; 2003-2980 Hello