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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E (CONT) <br /> amount of work would have to be done to finish reclamation on the <br /> disturbed area. The placement of the soil stockpiles around the <br /> perimeter of the mined area or direct placement on the final <br /> slopes as stripping takes place helps reduce the cost to reclaim <br /> the site if mining ended midway thru the site . It also means <br /> that the topsoil , only has to be handled once and reclamation <br /> will run concurrent with mining. <br /> There are sufficient amounts of topsoil on the site so the <br /> 2 . 10 acres where topsoil/growth medium is needed it can be <br /> resoiled to a maximum average depth of ten (10) inches . All <br /> topsoil encountered has been and will continue to be saved from <br /> the stripping process and the operator will not haul additional <br /> soils onto the site for revegetation. Existing soils in place <br /> have been capable of producing a sparse cover of grasses when not <br /> abused. The vegetation information was obtained from site visits <br /> and data provided in the vegetation information obtained from the <br /> NRCS soil survey web page . A copy if that report is in EXHIBIT'SI <br /> AND Jand describes the current cover in the terms of yearly <br /> production and will serve as background information as <br /> reclamation progresses . Our site specific investigations suggest <br /> the range quality is on the poor side . The area will be returned <br /> to at least it ' s present vegetative condition when reclamation is <br /> complete . <br /> Under normal weather conditions, an adequate moisture <br /> reserve will be present for establishment of the proposed seed <br /> mixture . No irrigation is planned for this site because we will <br /> be attempting to create a diverse dryland site that is non-water <br /> dependent . No revegetation will take place on the access road or <br /> the farm yard areas . <br /> REVEGETATION PROGRAM <br /> The revegetation program to be implemented by the Colorado <br /> Backhoe Service is detailed below. The topsoiling plan presented <br /> above and this revegetation program is devised after careful <br /> review of the existing soil conditions and present vegetation, <br /> both on the site and in the NRCS report . "Revegetation will be <br /> carried out in such a way so as to establish a diverse, effective <br /> and long-lasting vegetative cover that is capable of self- <br /> regeneration without continued dependence on irrigation, soil <br /> amendments or fertilizers. " The plan is designed to create a <br /> vegetative cover that is at least equal in extent to the cover of <br /> 14 <br />