The specific requirements for identifying site characteristics within 80 kilometers (50 miles) (1-003) of

the Roswell site are presented in Table 1-5. Location data are available for all 10 required categories;

however, two of the 10 do not occur within the 80-kilometer (50-mile) radius. There are no Native

American Lands or Clean Air Act (CAA) non-attainment or maintenance areas within the 80-kilometer

radius (50 miles). There are only three major civil divisions within 80 kilometers (50 miles) (1-031),

Roswell (40 miles west of the Roswell site), Artesia (45 miles to the southwest), and Lovington (40 miles

to the southeast). Smaller towns of Elida, Tatum, and Hagerman lie 45 miles north, 30 miles southeast,

and 30 miles southwest of the Roswell site, respectively. Section 6, Regional Demography, provides

additional detail on the demographics of the area. U.S. Highway 285 (1-032) is the major north-south

route serving the area and U.S. Highway 380 is the major east-west transportation route. The nearest rail

system (1-022) runs north through Artesia to Roswell and follows U.S. Highway 70 northeast through

Elida. This rail line comes within 30 miles of the Roswell site. The major water body (1-036) is the Pecos

River (1-046), located 35 miles west of the Roswell site. Also located on the Pecos River near Roswell

are the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and Bottomless Lakes State Park (1-039). Flood

plains are limited in extent and are associated with the Pecos River and its major tributaries. The

information presented in Table 1-5 is shown in Figure 1-8.