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Exhibit E — Reclamation Plan detailed further under Exhibit i & J— Soils and Vegetation Information and Exhibit L —Reclamation Costs. Where compacted lands requiring revegetation exist, 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 resulting from completed extraction will create the Primary End Use of Developed Water Resources, forming two reservoir basins totaling 96.49± surface acres as shown on Exhibit F: Reclamation Map. The West Basin of Tract A comprises 50.36± acres and will create a surface water area of 46.30± acres at full build out. The East Basin of Tract B is 46.13± acres and will create a surface water area of 43.07± acres at full build out. Since the existing lands comprised predominantly of crops, ornamental, or introduced species; disturbed lands remaining above the static water level of the basins (4795' elevation), will be revegetated with an enduring stabilizing cover of predominantly native grasses (refer to Exhibit E - Table E-1: Primary/Preferred Re-vegetation Seed Mixture). An optional seed mixture is provided under Exhibit E - Table E-2: Optional/Default Revegetation Seed Mixture. This optional mixture provides for the use of other genetic potential and species combinations under failed conditions consistent with the seed mixture utilized over the pre- disturbed lands. A wheat x wheatgrass sterile hybrid will be combined with either applied mixture as a substitute for the use of mulch to aid establishment of newly seeded areas. 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 25 percent of the total area of the ground as measured one inch 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. Lands not otherwise occupied for use as Developed Water Resources will be later developed to the highest possible end-use, and will likely comprise mixed agricultural, light residential, commercial or industrial uses. Mixed use(s), may also include, but are not limited to: the retention of existing structures as desired (e.g., portable or fixed concrete batch plant, asphalt batch plants, recycling facilities and related structures, shop, scale-house/office; and supporting facilities such as fuel depots, parking areas, oil and gas facilities access, etc.) for continued industrial - commercial uses; the creation of unforeseen future Varra Companies, Inc. OMLR 112 Permit Application 3 Parcel 122—Resource Development Project 20 April 2017