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- description: ESCO Associates Inc. was subcontracted by Gannett Fleming, Inc., a contractor to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), to conduct a survey of wetlands within the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (RMA).
The product of this project is a wetland vegetation map. RMA is a CERCLA site in Commerce City in southwestern Adams County,
Colorado, encompassing approximately 26 square miles. Surface waters entering the site are chiefly in First Creek and the
Highline Lateral in the site's southeast corner. Some surface water also enters the site's southern boundary (56th
Street) via several smaller ditches. Ground water daylights at seeps at various locations on the site. The site includes large
areas formerly cropped for small grains and a few areas of remnant natural prairie grassland. Natural drainages have largely
been straightened ("channelized") in historic time and the extent of well-wetted floodplain has been substantially
reduced. Reservoirs for the original purpose of irrigation water storage in the southern part of the area have developed extensive
wetted zones in their peripheries. Supply and distribution ditches associated with this irrigation system are scattered through
the southern part of the AMA site. This project involved mapping wetland plant communities in the field from 25 August through
20 October 1998, on digital orthophotos provided by the Remediation Venture Office Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Department. Photo points of sampling location are included in this report.; abstract: ESCO Associates Inc. was subcontracted
by Gannett Fleming, Inc., a contractor to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to conduct a survey of
wetlands within the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (RMA). The product of this project is a wetland vegetation
map. RMA is a CERCLA site in Commerce City in southwestern Adams County, Colorado, encompassing approximately 26 square miles.
Surface waters entering the site are chiefly in First Creek and the Highline Lateral in the site's southeast corner.
Some surface water also enters the site's southern boundary (56th Street) via several smaller ditches. Ground water daylights
at seeps at various locations on the site. The site includes large areas formerly cropped for small grains and a few areas
of remnant natural prairie grassland. Natural drainages have largely been straightened ("channelized") in historic
time and the extent of well-wetted floodplain has been substantially reduced. Reservoirs for the original purpose of irrigation
water storage in the southern part of the area have developed extensive wetted zones in their peripheries. Supply and distribution
ditches associated with this irrigation system are scattered through the southern part of the AMA site. This project involved
mapping wetland plant communities in the field from 25 August through 20 October 1998, on digital orthophotos provided by
the Remediation Venture Office Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Department. Photo points of sampling location are included
in this report.
Citation
- Title Report of findings : wetland delineation investigation : Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
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2018-05-10T23:53:02.898175
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