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NRCS Soils Report
Ursa Operating Company
and Battlement Mesa Partners
Major Impact Review Application
Battlement Mesa PUD Phase I
BMC B
OAProject No. 014-1829
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NRCS SOILS KEY:
MAP SYMBOL SERIES NAME
3
Arvada loam (1-6% slopes)
A,"4411
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0,4r
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NY
4
Arvada loam (6-20% slopes)
34
Ildefonso stony loam (25-45%)
51
Olney loam, (6-12% slopes)
55
Potts loam (3-6% slopes)
56
Potts loam (6-12% slopes)
58
Potts-Ildefonso complex (12-25%)
65
Torrifluvents (nearly level)
72
Wann sandy loam (1-3% slopes)
73
Wann sandy loam (3-6% slopes)
Notes / Comments:
0 500 1,000
Feet
Ursa
OPERATING
COMPANY
Form 2A - Attachment H
NRCS Soils Map
BMC B
39.43894 -108.04647
Section 18, Township 7 South, Range 95 West
E, Approx. Center
Proposed
Development
Proposed Access
County Roads
— Local Roads
HRL COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC
Environmental Consultants
Author: M. Spinelli
Revision: 1
Date: 4/2/2015
Attachment H — NRCS Soil Survey, Rifle Area
Map Symbol 4 — Arvada loam (6-20% slopes)
Deep, well drained, sloping soils found on fans and high terraces.
Elevation
5,100 to 6,200 feet
Average Annual
Precipitation
Approximately 12 inches
Average Annual Air Temp
Approximately 48 degrees F
Frost Free Days
Approximately 120 days
Permeability
Very Slow
Available Water Capacity
High
Effective Rooting Depth
60+ inches
Surface Runoff
Moderately Rapid
Erosion Hazard
Severe
Native Vegetation: Mainly sagebrush, greasewood, and wheatgrass.
Development is limited by the high shrink -swell potential, salinity, and steep slopes. This soil is in
capability subclass VIIs, nonirrigated.