2020-02-07_PERMIT FILE - M2020007 (2)

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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN (coNT) areas have little vegetation and the high pressure gasline ROW' s have been farmed for many years and the vegetation cover on those areas is consistent with farmed areas . The narrow bands along the Cannon return flow ditch, the Evans #2/Platte Valley Canal and Platteville Ditch have been consistently disturbed by ditch mainte- nance . This leaves only isolated areas around the permit area with vegetation that may be considered native . The typical vegetation descriptions in EXHIBITS I & J will not match the actual current vegetation since the practice for the agricultural activities are that crops are rotated from year to year. RECLAMATION PLAN FOR RESER VOIR AREAS This section covers reclamation on the developed water storage reservoirs in Phases 1 thru 6 . As discussed in the Mining Plan text, reclamation will run concurrent with mining. Initially this will happen when the reservoir slopes area is being mined and graded. The plan is to leave undisturbed natural sand and gravel at 3v: lh slopes in each reservoir phase. The 3h to lv slope of natural, undisturbed materials will need no other reclamation except minor grading to dress the slope. This section covers reclamation on the developed water storage reservoirs in Phases 1 thru 6 . As discussed in the Mining Plan text, reclamation will run concurrent with mining. Initially this will happen when the reservoir slopes area is being mined and graded. The plan is to leave undisturbed natural sand and gravel at 3v: lh slopes in each reservoir phase. The 3h to lv slope of natural, undisturbed materials will need no other reclamation except minor grading to dress the slope. Since the perimeter of the reservoirs will be mined to their final slopes, only minor amounts of slope work will be necessary as mining ends . This will also insure, that if mining ceases before the resource is exhausted, only a minor amount of work would have to be done to finish reclamation on the disturbed area. At this time, the final reservoir levels are estimated to be at the lowest crest elevation around any given reservoir. The temporary topsoil stockpiles in the various mining phases will be available for reclamation needs . When grading and shaping is completed on a large section of reservoir banks, they will be resoiled and then seeded during the next seasonal planting window. The MAP EXHIBIT F - RECLAMATION PLAN MAP - OPTION A and OPTION B show the sloping plans and areas that will be reservoir areas in this plan. All reservoir bank sloping will be completed to the stated 3 : 1 slopes or flatter. All areas that are above the high water line, L.G. Everist, Inc. Ragsdale Reservoirs February 6,2020 16