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

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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN (coNT) GENERAL DISCUSSION There are sufficient amounts of topsoil on the site so the mined areas can be resoiled to an average depth of 6-12 inches . Sufficient topsoil will be saved for use in reclamation. The available topsoil to be salvaged from the stripping process will preclude having to haul additional soils onto the site for revegetation. The existing soils on the property have been capable of producing healthy crops and grasses and are expected to work for use on mined areas that will be revegetated. The vegetation infor- mation was obtained from site visits and data provided in the vegetation information obtained from the NRCS soil survey web page. A copy if that report is in EXHIBITIANDJ and describes the current soils and vegetation on the properties . As outlined in the EXHIBIT D -MINING PLAN, approximately 508 acres ± of the permitted area will be disturbed as a result of mining activities . The plan calls for initially bonding to have 180 . 00 acres ± disturbed at any-one-time and the disturbed area may be divided between as many as two (2) Reservoir Phases and 2-3 Backf i l l Phases as shown on the MAP EXHIBIT C-1 - MINING PLAN MAP. As mining progresses across the property some parts of the property will remain undisturbed while other areas will be either, stripped, mined, partially reclaimed or totally reclaimed. The MAPEXHIBITC-1 -MINING PLAN MAP shows how the pit will look when approximately 30% is mined and partially reclaimed. The MAP EXHIBIT F - RECLAMATION PLAN MAP -OPTION A and OPTION B show how the area will look when reclama- tion is complete . The area will be returned to at least its present vegetative condition when reclamation is complete. Careful analysis of the growth medium and salvageable soil will permit the operator to carry out a soil additive program and to monitor the prescribed seeding plan to determine if the plan requires revision. Under normal weather conditions, an adequate moisture reserve will be present for establishment of the proposed seed mixture . Irrigation is planned for the crop areas on the backfilled Phases, but will not be used for the reservoir perime- ters . No revegetation will take place on undisturbed areas, roads or oil/gas operations access roads or facilities . The reclamation timetables show the types and amount of land use in each Phase when reclamation is complete . Approximately 14% of the area in the permit will not be disturbed by mining, either because it is setbacks around well facilities, gaslines ROW' s, along the ditches and areas too small to mine that will be kept in their natural state . L.G. Everist, Inc. Ragsdale Reservoirs February 6,2020 19