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Article 4-203.E
Grading and Drainage Plan
Ursa Operating Company LLC
Speakman A Injection Well
OA Project No. 013-3151
CRUXX
Civil Engineering & Development
Consultants
CRUx Consulting Group
110 E. 3rd Street Suite 204 │Rifle, Colorado 81650
970.319.9744 (o/c)
February 18, 2014
Mr. Scott Aibner
River Valley Survey
email: saibner@comcast.net
RE: Speakman A Pan – Drainage Review Letter
Dear Scott:
The CRUXX Consulting Group, Inc. has completed a drainage review for the Speakman A Pad
proposed small injection well Garfield County Administrative Review land use permit. This
review is being submitted to satisfy the Garfield County Regulatory Requirements outlined in
section 4-203 (E) of the Garfield County Land Use and Development Code.
The project is unique in that no proposed surface improvements are being completed for the
small injection well application that will alter or change the existing gas pad site grading or
drainage. However, because Garfield County did not formally review and approve the gas pad
(constructed under the guidelines of the COGCC), the site is being evaluated for grading and
drainage impacts the development of the gas pad pay have had at the time of construction, and
any proposed improvements that may be necessary to be in compliance with the requirements
of Garfield County. The purpose of this drainage letter is to review the “Historic”, as defined for
purposes of this letter as pre-gas pad development, and the “Existing”, as defined as post gas
pad development.
Methodology
The peak runoff flows for the analysis were determined using the Rational Method. The Urban
Drainage Flood Control District (UDFCD) Rational Method spreadsheets were utilized to
calculate design flows. Design criteria established by Garfield County require that the peak
discharge rate does not exceed the Historic peak rate for the 2 year and 25 year storm events.
The County also requires that storm water detention facilities (if required) must demonstrate
that there is safe passage of the 100 year event without causing property damage. Based on the
NOAA Atlas 2, Volume 3 precipitation maps that cover the project area the 1-Hour rainfall for
the 2 year, 25 year and 100 year 24 hour precipitation events were estimated to be 0.56, 1.10
and 1.43 inches per hour respectively.
CRUXX
Civil Engineering & Development
Consultants
CRUx Consulting Group
110 E. 3rd Street Suite 204 │Rifle, Colorado 81650
970.319.9744 (o/c)
The type of ground cover and soils affects the runoff volume from a site. The USDS NRCS Web
Soil Survey was utilized to determine the soils data. The survey determined the primary
majority soil type within the limits of the project is 56-Potts Loam with a hydrologic soil group
rating of “C” indicative of slow rate of water infiltration.
Runoff coefficient numbers were calculated in the Rational Method Spreadsheets and are
determined based on the impervious area within each basin. The travel lengths and time of
concentration were also calculated in the spreadsheets and based upon overland flow, shallow
concentrated flow and channelized flow characteristics.
Historic Conditions
The existing topography of the “Historic” site, before the gas pad was installed, drained in
general from south to the northeast corner joining flows within a large gulch. The site had
several constraints, which limited the runoff potential. A steep ridgeline separated the site from
the Private Road “Daybreak Drive” on the west and property to the north, and a large ravine
was located adjacent to the eastern property boundary. Several vehicle trails and primitive
roadways had been constructed that entered the property from the northeast, The reviewed
historic property resulted in a tributary basin approximately 9.85 acres in size, with sage brush
and sparse vegetation indicative of the western Garfield County region. Information on the
historic property was gathered through the original survey data and COGCC submittal that
contained photo documentation pre-disturbance. Historic storm water flows were calculated
using a historic imperviousness of 2% and yielded a Q2/Q25 = 0.59/7.99 cfs at a design point at
the northeast side of the property.
Existing Conditions
In 2010, development of the gas pad for extraction altered the site, however many of the
historic constraints remained. The pad site remained bound on the west and north by the
ridgeline separating it from the Private Road “Daybreak Drive”, and situated a flat rectangular
pad between the ridgeline and the gulch to the east. In 2013 the pad was expanded southerly
approximately 100-ft but did not change the pad characteristics or storm water flow patterns.
The pad connected to Daybreak Drive to the south via a private access road that was installed
with the pad. The main tributary basin was reduced to approximately 6.48 acres in size, and the
existing storm water flows were determined to be Q2/Q25 = 0.52/5.21 cfs. An imperviousness of
5% was utilized in the calculations to accommodate barrels and pipe improvements located on
the gas well site.
APPENDIX A
Hydrologic Data
NRCS Soils Information
Project Title:
Catchment ID:
I.Catchment Hydrologic Data
Catchment ID =H1
Area =9.85Acres
Percent Imperviousness =2.00%
NRCS Soil Type =CA, B, C, or D
II.Rainfall Information I (inch/hr) = C1 * P1 /(C2 + Td)^C3
Design Storm Return Period, Tr =2years(input return period for design storm)
C1 =28.50(input the value of C1)
C2=10.00(input the value of C2)
C3=0.786(input the value of C3)
P1=0.56inches(input one-hr precipitation--see Sheet "Design Info")
III.Analysis of Flow Time (Time of Concentration) for a Catchment
Runoff Coefficient, C =0.06
Overide Runoff Coefficient, C =(enter an overide C value if desired, or leave blank to accept calculated C.)
5-yr. Runoff Coefficient, C-5 =0.16
Overide 5-yr. Runoff Coefficient, C =(enter an overide C-5 value if desired, or leave blank to accept calculated C-5.)
Illustration
NRCS LandHeavyTillage/ShortNearlyGrassed
TypeMeadowFieldPasture/BareSwales/
LawnsGroundWaterways
Conveyance2.5571015
Calculations:ReachSlopeLength5-yr NRCSFlowFlow
IDS L RunoffConvey-VelocityTime
CoeffanceV Tf
ft/ftftC-5 fpsminutes
inputinputoutputinputoutputoutput
Overland0.06003000.16N/A0.3116.22
10.1500789 8.003.104.24
2 8.00
3 8.00
4
5
1,089 Computed Tc=20.46
Regional Tc =16.05
User-Entered Tc =16.05
IV.Peak Runoff Prediction
Rainfall Intensity at Computed Tc, I =1.09inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =0.59cfs
Rainfall Intensity at Regional Tc, I =1.23inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =0.67cfs
Rainfall Intensity at User-Defined Tc, I =1.23inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =0.67cfs
(Sheet Flow)
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Shallow Paved Swales
Sum
CALCULATION OF A PEAK RUNOFF USING RATIONAL METHOD
Speak A Pad Drainage
Historic -2 Year
Paved Areas &
Speakman Historic.xls, Tc and PeakQ2/19/2014, 1:21 PM
Project Title:
Catchment ID:
I.Catchment Hydrologic Data
Catchment ID =H1
Area =9.85Acres
Percent Imperviousness =2.00%
NRCS Soil Type =CA, B, C, or D
II.Rainfall Information I (inch/hr) = C1 * P1 /(C2 + Td)^C3
Design Storm Return Period, Tr =25years(input return period for design storm)
C1 =28.50(input the value of C1)
C2=10.00(input the value of C2)
C3=0.786(input the value of C3)
P1=1.10inches(input one-hr precipitation--see Sheet "Design Info")
III.Analysis of Flow Time (Time of Concentration) for a Catchment
Runoff Coefficient, C =0.38
Overide Runoff Coefficient, C =(enter an overide C value if desired, or leave blank to accept calculated C.)
5-yr. Runoff Coefficient, C-5 =0.16
Overide 5-yr. Runoff Coefficient, C =(enter an overide C-5 value if desired, or leave blank to accept calculated C-5.)
Illustration
NRCS LandHeavyTillage/ShortNearlyGrassed
TypeMeadowFieldPasture/BareSwales/
LawnsGroundWaterways
Conveyance2.5571015
Calculations:ReachSlopeLength5-yr NRCSFlowFlow
IDS L RunoffConvey-VelocityTime
CoeffanceV Tf
ft/ftftC-5 fpsminutes
inputinputoutputinputoutputoutput
Overland0.06003000.16N/A0.3116.22
10.1500789 8.003.104.24
2 8.00
3 8.00
4
5
1,089 Computed Tc=20.46
Regional Tc =16.05
User-Entered Tc =16.05
IV.Peak Runoff Prediction
Rainfall Intensity at Computed Tc, I =2.14inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =7.99cfs
Rainfall Intensity at Regional Tc, I =2.42inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =9.04cfs
Rainfall Intensity at User-Defined Tc, I =2.42inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =9.04cfs
(Sheet Flow)
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Shallow Paved Swales
Sum
CALCULATION OF A PEAK RUNOFF USING RATIONAL METHOD
Speak A Pad Drainage
Historic -25 Year
Paved Areas &
Speakman Historic.xls, Tc and PeakQ2/19/2014, 1:20 PM
Project Title:
Catchment ID:
I.Catchment Hydrologic Data
Catchment ID =EX
Area =6.48Acres
Percent Imperviousness =5.00%
NRCS Soil Type =CA, B, C, or D
II.Rainfall Information I (inch/hr) = C1 * P1 /(C2 + Td)^C3
Design Storm Return Period, Tr =2years(input return period for design storm)
C1 =28.50(input the value of C1)
C2=10.00(input the value of C2)
C3=0.786(input the value of C3)
P1=0.56inches(input one-hr precipitation--see Sheet "Design Info")
III.Analysis of Flow Time (Time of Concentration) for a Catchment
Runoff Coefficient, C =0.08
Overide Runoff Coefficient, C =(enter an overide C value if desired, or leave blank to accept calculated C.)
5-yr. Runoff Coefficient, C-5 =0.18
Overide 5-yr. Runoff Coefficient, C =(enter an overide C-5 value if desired, or leave blank to accept calculated C-5.)
Illustration
NRCS LandHeavyTillage/ShortNearlyGrassed
TypeMeadowFieldPasture/BareSwales/
LawnsGroundWaterways
Conveyance2.5571015
Calculations:ReachSlopeLength5-yr NRCSFlowFlow
IDS L RunoffConvey-VelocityTime
CoeffanceV Tf
ft/ftftC-5 fpsminutes
inputinputoutputinputoutputoutput
Overland0.05603000.18N/A0.3116.26
10.0850145 8.002.331.04
20.0640462 8.002.023.80
30.1500204 8.003.101.10
4
5
1,111 Computed Tc=22.20
Regional Tc =16.17
User-Entered Tc =16.17
IV.Peak Runoff Prediction
Rainfall Intensity at Computed Tc, I =1.04inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =0.52cfs
Rainfall Intensity at Regional Tc, I =1.23inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =0.61cfs
Rainfall Intensity at User-Defined Tc, I =1.23inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =0.61cfs
CALCULATION OF A PEAK RUNOFF USING RATIONAL METHOD
Speakman A Pad Drainage
Existing 2 year
Paved Areas &
(Sheet Flow)
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Shallow Paved Swales
Sum
Speakman Existing.xls, Tc and PeakQ2/19/2014, 1:26 PM
Project Title:
Catchment ID:
I.Catchment Hydrologic Data
Catchment ID =EX
Area =6.48Acres
Percent Imperviousness =5.00%
NRCS Soil Type =CA, B, C, or D
II.Rainfall Information I (inch/hr) = C1 * P1 /(C2 + Td)^C3
Design Storm Return Period, Tr =25years(input return period for design storm)
C1 =28.50(input the value of C1)
C2=10.00(input the value of C2)
C3=0.786(input the value of C3)
P1=1.10inches(input one-hr precipitation--see Sheet "Design Info")
III.Analysis of Flow Time (Time of Concentration) for a Catchment
Runoff Coefficient, C =0.39
Overide Runoff Coefficient, C =(enter an overide C value if desired, or leave blank to accept calculated C.)
5-yr. Runoff Coefficient, C-5 =0.18
Overide 5-yr. Runoff Coefficient, C =(enter an overide C-5 value if desired, or leave blank to accept calculated C-5.)
Illustration
NRCS LandHeavyTillage/ShortNearlyGrassed
TypeMeadowFieldPasture/BareSwales/
LawnsGroundWaterways
Conveyance2.5571015
Calculations:ReachSlopeLength5-yr NRCSFlowFlow
IDS L RunoffConvey-VelocityTime
CoeffanceV Tf
ft/ftftC-5 fpsminutes
inputinputoutputinputoutputoutput
Overland0.05603000.18N/A0.3116.26
10.0850145 8.002.331.04
20.0640462 8.002.023.80
30.1500204 8.003.101.10
4
5
1,111 Computed Tc=22.20
Regional Tc =16.17
User-Entered Tc =16.17
IV.Peak Runoff Prediction
Rainfall Intensity at Computed Tc, I =2.05inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =5.21cfs
Rainfall Intensity at Regional Tc, I =2.41inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =6.13cfs
Rainfall Intensity at User-Defined Tc, I =2.41inch/hrPeak Flowrate, Qp =6.13cfs
CALCULATION OF A PEAK RUNOFF USING RATIONAL METHOD
Speakman A Pad Drainage
Existing 25 year
Paved Areas &
(Sheet Flow)
20
Shallow Paved Swales
Sum
Speakman Existing.xls, Tc and PeakQ2/19/2014, 1:27 PM
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Custom Soil Resource
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Rifle Area, Colorado,
Parts of Garfield and
Mesa Counties
Speakman A Pad
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Preface
Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas. They
highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information about
the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for many
different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban planners,
community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers. Also,
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and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhance
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that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. The information
is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on
various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complying
with existing laws and regulations.
Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area
planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some cases.
Examples include soil quality assessments (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/
nrcs/main/soils/health/) and certain conservation and engineering applications. For
more detailed information, contact your local USDA Service Center (http://
offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs) or your NRCS State Soil
Scientist (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/contactus/?
cid=nrcs142p2_053951).
Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are
seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a
foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic
tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or
underground installations.
The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States Department
of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural
Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil
Survey.
Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available
through the NRCS Web Soil Survey, the site for official soil survey information.
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Contents
Preface....................................................................................................................2
Soil Map..................................................................................................................5
Soil Map................................................................................................................6
Legend..................................................................................................................7
Map Unit Legend..................................................................................................8
Map Unit Descriptions..........................................................................................8
Rifle Area, Colorado, Parts of Garfield and Mesa Counties............................10
56—Potts loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes......................................................10
58—Potts-Ildefonso complex, 12 to 25 percent slopes...............................10
References............................................................................................................13
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Soil Map
The soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of soil
map units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbols
displayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used to
produce the map, and a description of each soil map unit.
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Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: UTM Zone 12N WGS84
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Feet
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Meters
Map Scale: 1:1,730 if printed on A landscape (11" x 8.5") sheet.
MAP LEGENDMAP INFORMATION
Area of Interest (AOI)
Area of Interest (AOI)
Soils
Soil Map Unit Polygons
Soil Map Unit Lines
Soil Map Unit Points
Special Point Features
Blowout
Borrow Pit
Clay Spot
Closed Depression
Gravel Pit
Gravelly Spot
Landfill
Lava Flow
Marsh or swamp
Mine or Quarry
Miscellaneous Water
Perennial Water
Rock Outcrop
Saline Spot
Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
Sinkhole
Slide or Slip
Sodic Spot
Spoil Area
Stony Spot
Very Stony Spot
Wet Spot
Other
Special Line Features
Water Features
Streams and Canals
Transportation
Rails
Interstate Highways
US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
Background
Aerial Photography
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:24,000.
Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause
misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil line
placement. The maps do not show the small areas of contrasting
soils that could have been shown at a more detailed scale.
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map
measurements.
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov
Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator
projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts
distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the
Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more accurate
calculations of distance or area are required.
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of
the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Rifle Area, Colorado, Parts of Garfield and Mesa
Counties
Survey Area Data: Version 7, Dec 23, 2013
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales 1:50,000
or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Jun 22, 2010—Sep 3,
2011
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting
of map unit boundaries may be evident.
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Map Unit Legend
Rifle Area, Colorado, Parts of Garfield and Mesa Counties (CO683)
Map Unit SymbolMap Unit NameAcres in AOIPercent of AOI
56Potts loam, 6 to 12 percent
slopes
4.872.7%
58Potts-Ildefonso complex, 12 to
25 percent slopes
1.827.3%
Totals for Area of Interest6.6100.0%
Map Unit Descriptions
The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the soils
or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along with the
maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit.
A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more
major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named
according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic
class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the landscape,
however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the characteristic variability
of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some observed properties may extend
beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class. Areas of soils of a single taxonomic
class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without including areas of other taxonomic
classes. Consequently, every map unit is made up of the soils or miscellaneous areas
for which it is named and some minor components that belong to taxonomic classes
other than those of the major soils.
Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in the
map unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are called
noncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in a
particular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have properties
and behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require different
management. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They generally
are in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the scale used.
Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas are identified
by a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a given area, the
contrasting minor components are identified in the map unit descriptions along with
some characteristics of each. A few areas of minor components may not have been
observed, and consequently they are not mentioned in the descriptions, especially
where the pattern was so complex that it was impractical to make enough observations
to identify all the soils and miscellaneous areas on the landscape.
The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness
or accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate pure taxonomic
classes but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that
have similar use and management requirements. The delineation of such segments
on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If
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intensive use of small areas is planned, however, onsite investigation is needed to
define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.
An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions. Each
description includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil properties
and qualities.
Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except for
differences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major horizons
that are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement.
Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness, salinity,
degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the basis of such
differences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas shown on the
detailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase commonly
indicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha silt loam, 0
to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series.
Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas.
These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups.
A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricate
pattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps. The
pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar in all
areas. Alpha-Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example.
An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils or
miscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present or
anticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered practical
or necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The pattern and
relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar. Alpha-
Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas that
could be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similar
interpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion of
the soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can be
made up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made up
of all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil material
and support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example.
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Rifle Area, Colorado, Parts of Garfield and Mesa Counties
56—Potts loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation:5,000 to 7,000 feet
Map Unit Composition
Potts and similar soils:85 percent
Description of Potts
Setting
Landform:Benches, mesas, valley sides
Down-slope shape:Linear, convex
Across-slope shape:Linear, convex
Parent material:Alluvium derived from basalt and/or alluvium derived from
sandstone and shale
Properties and qualities
Slope:6 to 12 percent
Depth to restrictive feature:More than 80 inches
Drainage class:Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):Moderately high (0.20 to
0.60 in/hr)
Depth to water table:More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding:None
Frequency of ponding:None
Calcium carbonate, maximum content:15 percent
Maximum salinity:Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm)
Available water capacity:High (about 10.3 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification:Farmland of statewide importance
Land capability classification (irrigated):4e
Land capability (nonirrigated):4e
Hydrologic Soil Group:C
Ecological site:Rolling Loam (R048AY298CO)
Typical profile
0 to 4 inches:Loam
4 to 28 inches:Clay loam
28 to 60 inches:Loam
58—Potts-Ildefonso complex, 12 to 25 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation:5,000 to 6,500 feet
Map Unit Composition
Potts and similar soils:60 percent
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Ildefonso and similar soils:30 percent
Description of Potts
Setting
Landform:Mesas, alluvial fans, valley sides
Down-slope shape:Convex, linear
Across-slope shape:Convex, linear
Parent material:Alluvium derived from basalt and/or alluvium derived from
sandstone and shale
Properties and qualities
Slope:12 to 25 percent
Depth to restrictive feature:More than 80 inches
Drainage class:Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):Moderately high (0.20 to
0.60 in/hr)
Depth to water table:More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding:None
Frequency of ponding:None
Calcium carbonate, maximum content:15 percent
Maximum salinity:Nonsaline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm)
Available water capacity:High (about 10.3 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification:Not prime farmland
Land capability (nonirrigated):6e
Hydrologic Soil Group:C
Ecological site:Rolling Loam (R048AY298CO)
Typical profile
0 to 4 inches:Loam
4 to 28 inches:Clay loam
28 to 60 inches:Loam
Description of Ildefonso
Setting
Landform:Valley sides, mesas, alluvial fans
Down-slope shape:Convex
Across-slope shape:Convex
Parent material:Alluvium derived from basalt and/or alluvium derived from
sandstone and shale
Properties and qualities
Slope:12 to 25 percent
Depth to restrictive feature:More than 80 inches
Drainage class:Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):Moderately high to high
(0.60 to 6.00 in/hr)
Depth to water table:More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding:None
Frequency of ponding:None
Calcium carbonate, maximum content:35 percent
Maximum salinity:Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm)
Available water capacity:Low (about 5.1 inches)
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Interpretive groups
Farmland classification:Not prime farmland
Land capability (nonirrigated):6e
Hydrologic Soil Group:A
Typical profile
0 to 8 inches:Stony loam
8 to 60 inches:Very stony loam
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