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RECLAMATION PLAN EXHIBIT E(CONT) <br /> tions . Any water used in the operation of the processing plants <br /> and for dust control will come from water described in WATER-EXHIBIT <br /> G. <br /> No dredging takes place at this facility, there are no <br /> temporary siltation structures involved in this operation and no <br /> mining will be done in a river or waters of the United States . A <br /> U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit is not required for this <br /> operation because there are no wetlands of waters of the U. S . on <br /> the site. Stormwater retention ponds may be constructed on the <br /> site to collect stormwater before it leaves the site. At no time <br /> will stormwater be held for more then 72 hrs after the end of the <br /> storm event . There will be no earthen dams on the mined area. <br /> The mining and reclamation plans consider existing wildlife <br /> conditions and final reclamation will enhance the area for wild- <br /> life use. The mining and reclamation plans allow for the safety <br /> and protection of wildlife remaining on the mine site, at the <br /> processing site and along all access roads to the site. In <br /> general we have found there is little long term disturbance to <br /> native wildlife species around gravel mining operations . The big <br /> game species tend to use mining sites and newly vegetated areas <br /> after operations have stopped for the day. The smaller species <br /> tend to move to undisturbed areas . The Colorado Division of <br /> Wildlife has noted that there are no threatened or endangered <br /> species on the site <br /> Topsoil in the area is of good to fair quality, so when it <br /> is removed to reach the sand and gravel deposit, it will be <br /> segregated and stockpiled. If the topsoil and overburden piles <br /> remain undisturbed for more than a year, a vegetative cover of 42 <br /> lbs-PLS/acres of the approved seed mix or other means will be <br /> employed to prevent erosion from wind and water and keep them <br /> free of contaminants so that they remain useful for sustaining <br /> vegetation when reclamation begins . The stockpiles will be <br /> located in areas where disturbances by ongoing mining operations <br /> will be at a minimum, i .e. , along setbacks on the pit perimeter. <br /> The topsoil will be handled as little as possible until it is <br /> replaced onto disturbed areas . The operator will take measures <br /> necessary to insure the stability of the replaced topsoil on <br /> graded slopes and spreading it as evenly as possible. Fertilizer <br /> and other soil amendments will be used as discussed in this plan. <br /> W56- Hribar Pit Amendment December 2020 <br /> 19 <br />