2013-09-18_PERMIT FILE - M2013064 (8)

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Exhibit E — Reclamation Plan Guidelines for Lining Criteria. Typical to obtaining approval for the constructed liner, the lined basin must pass a 90 day leak test. Correspondence from the OSE approving the construction of the lined basin will be submitted to the OMLR on receipt, or as part of any request for release of the permit, in part or whole. A Backfill Notice is included with this application as an Addendum at the back of Exhibit E — Reclamation Plan, to facilitate the fill of portions of the extracted lands for final end - use potentials beyond water storage, which may include residential, commercial or industrial structures or uses otherwise approved, now or in the future, by Weld County, Colorado or any subsequent municipality resulting from annexation. The extent and nature of the water storage basin represents the maximum build -out respective of optimal extraction of commercial product and resulting final slopes. All affected lands between the extraction limits and remaining above the anticipated high water mark of the basins will be capped with a minimum of six (6.0 ±) inches of soil, as supported by Exhibit I & 3 — Soils and Vegetation Information. Timing and use of soil is detailed further under Exhibit I & J — Soils and Vegetation Information and Exhibit L — Reclamation Costs. Where compacted lands exist, and are to be revegetated, those locations will be ripped prior to re -soil application. There are no known areas of compaction at the time of this application which would require such activity; and ripping remains a contingency of the application. The final land configuration results in one reservoir basin totaling 59.30± surface acres (refer to Exhibit F: Reclamation Map). The balance of unoccupied affected lands above the anticipated static water level will be stabilized where necessary utilizing the seed mixture under Exhibit E - Table E -1: Primary Re- vegetation Seed Mixture and Costs. Lands not otherwise occupied for developed water resources will be later developed to the highest possible end -use, and will likely comprise a mixed use which may include other general agricultural uses as well as light residential, commercial or industrial uses. All affected lands remaining above the anticipated final water level of the basins, and not otherwise occupied by existing or planned mixed uses, will be re- vegetated with the approved seed mixture(s) for general agriculture. Since the existing crop and rangeland, comprised predominantly of weeds and exposed ground, are being replaced with preferred native grasses, the target for release of revegetated lands is based upon the establishment of a stabilizing cover of predominantly native vegetation whose foliar umbrella equals or exceeds 20 percent of the total area of the ground as measured three inches above the native soil on a square meter basis for typical areas of reclaimed cover achieved within five years subsequent to the completion of all extraction activities. Mixed use(s), other than general agriculture may occur and may include, but are not limited to: the retention of existing structures as desired (e.g., processing facilities and Varra Companies, Inc. Varra- Coulson Resource Project 3 OMLR 112 Permit Application 8 August 2013