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As mentioned above, the Bunn Ranch Pit was permitted in 1980. The Reclamation Plan <br />identifies multiple ponds with curving shore lines and slopes of 3 -horizontal to 1 -vertical. <br />The post mine land use is described as private recreation, which includes fishing, picnics <br />and boating. A Technical Revision was applied for, and approved in 2003 for repair to the <br />bank of the Yampa River and to construct inlet and outlet channels. <br />Once the mitigation plan is approved by the EPA to be constructed at the Bunn Ranch <br />Mitigation Area, a Technical Revision (TR -002) must be submitted to the DRMS <br />identifying the proposed wetlands to become part of the Reclamation Plan. Once the TR <br />is submitted to and determined to be a complete application by the DRMS, there is a <br />minimum 30 -day period before approval is granted by the DRMS. As part of the <br />submittal, a cost estimate is provided to the DRMS to construct the wetlands. The DRMS, <br />as part of their review process, will generate an independent cost estimate. As part of the <br />DRMS approval, the operator (Elam) must provide additional financial warranty to the <br />DRMS in the amount stipulated by the DRMS to adequately cover the construction costs <br />of the wetlands (Table 7). This increase in financial warranty must again remain in effect <br />for the life of the mining permit, which includes final acceptance of all reclamation <br />activities. <br />Table 7. Wetland Mitigation Construction Costs <br />WestWater Engineering <br />Page 21 of 24 <br />July 2012 <br />Item <br />Description <br />Quantity <br />Units <br />Unit Cost <br />Total Cost <br />1 <br />Pond dewatering - provide pump <br />capable of dewatering pond and <br />maintain through placement of fill <br />1 <br />LS <br />$6,400.00 <br />$6,400.00 <br />2 <br />Removal and stockpile topsoil - <br />salvage existing topsoil from <br />around pond area; topsoil to be <br />reused <br />2,000 <br />CY <br />$5.60 <br />$11,200.00 <br />3 <br />Unclassified Excavation - obtain <br />fill material from designated <br />onsite location, included <br />excavation, transport to pond, <br />placement within pond area <br />4,000 <br />CY <br />$5.75 <br />$23,000.00 <br />4 <br />Embankment - Place material <br />from existing berm around pond <br />within pond area <br />10,460 <br />CY <br />$7.50 <br />$78,450.00 <br />5 <br />Soil Amendment - furnish cow <br />or horse manure and mix <br />thoroughly with topsoil <br />3,000 <br />CY <br />$8.00 <br />$24,000.00 <br />6 <br />Topsoil Placement - place <br />topsoil to a depth of 8 inches <br />within designated planting area <br />4,800 <br />CY <br />$4.25 <br />$20,400.00 <br />7 <br />Woody Vegetative Material <br />7A <br />Furnish cuttings of woody shrub <br />components (60% willow, 20% <br />dogwood, 20% assorted riparian <br />shrubs)includes labor, scoping <br />and material to harvest and <br />deliver to project site <br />1,400 <br />EA <br />$19.10 <br />$26,740.00 <br />WestWater Engineering <br />Page 21 of 24 <br />July 2012 <br />