2018-11-19_REVISION - M1976056 (6)

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Exhibit E RECLAMATION PLAN There are no plans at this time to change the future use for the mined areas except as discussed below. Currently the post mining land use is recreational and the new area on the south will have the same designation. However, the Concrete Batch Plant site, Asphalt Batch Plant site and Lake Robert parking area and concrete pad will remain as Industrial areas when reclamation is complete . No work will be needed on these areas . The ap- proved reclamation plans, including resoiling, and revegetation methods will remain unchanged from what is currently approved in the existing permit . McAtee will use the revegetation and resoiling methods approved in the original application and the Technical Revisions, on the new areas . Review of the Reclamation Plan Map shows how the permit area will be reclaimed. The reclamation on parts of the Lake Robert area is still up in the air due to the potential flooding factor. In the adequacy response to Technical Revision filed in 2015 the following text was provided that still applies . During the inspection we discussed leaving the Reclamation Plan for Lake Robert unchanged for a period of time to see what happens. We propose leaving the area within the old lake perimeter that were flooded as is for 5 years. This will give us time to see what the long term affects are on the natural reclamation being done by the yearly flooding. At the end of that time McAtee would reevaluate the area and decide if a change to the reclamation plan is needed or find out what changes the flood events have had that may make it necessary to revise the permit. The text below describes how the new area will differ from the existing areas and the maps show the areas to be reclaimed. AMENDMENT 5 - Seed mix change topsoil and revegetation for added areas. The soils and vegetation on the new area is the same as the information submitted in the original permit and the 2000 amend- ment . As described in those reports there is little growth medium on this area because of its past uses . What little growth medium is present will be salvaged to use on the above water slopes for revegetation. It may be difficult to establish vegetation on the new slope areas because of the lack of soil on the site . The northern areas will be reclaimed as Industrial area so no additional reclamation work will be needed on them when mining ends . The seed mix, shown below was approved by the Mined Land Reclamation Board in 1976 and again on 11/27/2000 . This mix will be used around the lake areas that are to be reclaimed. The plan as described in the 1976 and 2000 permit documents will apply to the new area as well , with the exception noted above . The seeding rate shown provides approximately 35 PLS per square foot and if broadcast the seeding rate will be increased by 750 . 10