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A Natural Soda LLC <br />2015 Project Status Report & Annual Plan of Development <br />6.3 Reclamation Activity <br />6.3.1 Regrading & Scarification <br />Regrading and scarification activities occurred in 2015 predominantly in support of the <br />2015 P&A Project. Well pads & roads of the 2015 P&A wells were regraded completely <br />for reclamation purposes. Additionally, remaining mud pits on the 8H and 14H well <br />pads were filled and regraded in the fall of 2015. <br />6.3.2 Seeding & Weed Control <br />The majority of seeding activity in 2015 focused on the areas disturbed following the <br />2014 RDP project and the 2015 P&A project. The access roads and all pads disturbed <br />during the 2014 RDP were completely reclaimed and reseeded in either late fall of 2014 <br />or the first quarter of 2015. The 2015 P&A project regraded disturbed pads for the IRI -3, <br />PW -1, PW -2, and MW -1 have been reseeded as of late fall of 2015. NS plans to <br />monitor the 2014 RDP and 2015 P&A disturbed areas to control weeds and reseed if <br />necessary. Detailed information about the afore mentioned locations can be found in <br />the 2015 Vegetation Monitoring Reclamation Status Report prepared by Mr. Rusty <br />Roberts found in Appendix D of this report. <br />6.3.3 Reclamation Fencing <br />Repair and maintenance was performed, as necessary, on existing fences in 2015 as <br />needed. Fencing is utilized to keep livestock and wildlife out of the reclaimed areas. <br />6.3.4 Precipitation <br />NS replaced the aging precipitation gauges with new units. The new precipitation <br />gauges are located on the south-west side of the plant. These precipitation gauges are <br />located near the plugged and abandoned well 90-5 and near monitoring well EX -2. The <br />new gauges have a capacity of 0 to 5 inches with 0.1 inch graduations. Based on <br />perennial vegetation, which is an indicator of long-term precipitation, the "normal" <br />precipitation for the NS site is 12-14 inches for the calendar year. The distribution of <br />precipitation is important for proper reclamation. Table 9 provides a composite of <br />precipitation from the two gauges at NS mine site: <br />DAUB A ASSOCIATES, INC. . <br />24 January 2016 <br />