2015-03-23_PERMIT FILE - M2015010 (3)

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EXHIBIT D RECLAMATION PLAN COUNTY: Kit Carson OPERATOR: Castle Rock Construction Co. of Colorado, LLC 1. 4 - 6" of topsoil is currently present on the site and will be stripped and stockpiled. 2. The final slopes will be a maximum of 4:1 or flatter. Final slopes, both new and existing that are disturbed, will be reclaimed, seeded and mulched utilizing the attached seed and mulch plan that is specified on the highway project six miles from the pit. No blanket or mulch tackifier is anticipated to be necessary. 3. The final use of the pit is rangeland. 4. No trees or shrubs will be removed from the rangeland. 5. No streams, roads or building will remain after reclamation. 6. The haul road will be returned to existing contours and to the use of rangeland. 7. It may become necessary to minimize stormwater surface flows across the pit reclaimed slopes or to 'prevent flows from Spring Creek form entering into the pit area after the mining operations are complete. A berm will be constructed utilizing overburden and topped with topsoil along the northerly edge of the existing drainage on the northern side of the mining area to solve these potential issues. The size, shape and location of this berm will as shown on the Reclamation Plan Map. 8. By salvaging and placing all existing topsoil as described above, the new vegetation on the slopes will be greater than the extent of cover of the existing vegetation on the surrounding areas. 9. The seeding will be done by the fall of 2015, probably at the same time as the roadway project. A preparation and seeding list are attached in this Exhibit. The site will be chiseled and disced after topsoiling and prior to seeding. 10. Prior to the seeding and mulching process, the reclaimed soil will be tested to determine the need for fertilizer. These results will be supplied to the Division prior to actual application for approval