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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E <br />1. General Reclamation Plan <br />The total area of the permit is 271.61 acres. The permit has both a disturbed area (209.00 acres) <br />and an undisturbed area (62.61 acres). Much of the undisturbed areas are perimeter areas of the <br />pit, particularly the west side of the ridge. The reclaimed land use is shown in Table E -1. <br />Table E -1 Ralston Quarry Reclamation Land Use <br />Land Use <br />Area (acres) <br />Water Resewir <br />127.76 <br />Rangeland <br />77.91 <br />Access Roads (left in place) <br />3.33 <br />Undisturbed Areas <br />62.61 <br />Total <br />271.61 <br />Note: Areas listed above can be seen on Map F. <br />Reclamation will be conducted in concurrence with the two mining stages. Once the north <br />platform above the Denver Water tunnel is mined out, backfilling will commence in that area. <br />Following this, there will not be a need for reclamation work until the final mining slopes are <br />complete around the quarry. Since there is no backfill within the reservoir area, the only <br />reclamation activity that will need to be conducted in this area as time goes on is the construction <br />of the vegetation islands shown on Map C -4. Map F shows the post mine land use along with the <br />reclaimed slopes for the entire site. <br />2. Topsoil Replacement <br />This screened topsoil material will be used for topsoiling disturbed areas and building the <br />vegetation islands along the western slope of the reservoir (see Map C -4). All areas other than <br />the quarry slopes and benches will be covered in the screened material to a 12 -inch depth. The <br />benches will have topsoil on the vegetation islands that will be created as shown on Map C -4. <br />Ralston Quarry, February 2015 E -1 <br />