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Kiewit I Fountain Colony Pit September 6, 2022 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose and Objectives In accordance with Section 1.9 of the Mineral Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for the Extraction of Construction Materials, the purpose of this document is to support the request to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS) for a Technical Revision (TR) to the currently approved 112 Reclamation Permit and Plan for the Fountain Colony Pit, located in El Paso County (Permit M-1987-171� The objectives of this document are to update the relevant applicable sections of the Reclamation Plan, specifically Exhibits A, E, F, and L, as described under Section 6.4 of the Act. This revision is to provide for the exclusion of part of the operation where material extraction has permanently ceased, reclamation is complete,and for which a portion is presently planned for post-mining commercial/industrial development, consistent with the Reclamation Plan's designated end use. More specifically, this TR will reduce the affected land area permitted, and allow for post-mining development by another successor in interest over a portion of that area. Once approved, Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. (Kiewit) intends to occupy part of the excluded area as a lessee to stage construction equipment. For the revised area covered under the Reclamation Plan and Permit, Kiewit will remain as the operator and permittee. Upon approval of this TR,the portion of the area excluded from the Reclamation Permit and Plan will be entitled for commercial/industrial development by a separate party through a Conditional Use Permit with the City of Fountain Colorado. The Fountain Colony Pit Reclamation Permit and Plan revised Exhibits include the following: • Exhibit A- Legal Description • Exhibit E- Reclamation Plan • Exhibit F- Reclamation Plan Map • Exhibit L- Reclamation Cost Estimate This TR will allow for the exclusion of fully reclaimed Phase III and Phase IV, and portions of Phase I and Phase II that are reclaimed or undisturbed by mining activity,from the permit and affected land boundaries. Specifically, Kiewit requests that the Reclamation Permit and Plan be revised to reduce the permit area under permit number M-1987-171, by 162 acres of reclaimed and undisturbed land. With approval of this TR,the Reclamation Plan and Permit area will be 151.9 acres.The revised permit and affected area includes lands subject to reclamation as well as lands presently undisturbed. 1.2 Background Heretofore, the operator and permittee for the Fountain Colony Pit was Kiewit Western Co., which became the successor in interest in 1999. Since that time, Kiewit Western Co. merged into Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., now the operator and permittee for the Site. Accordingly,this TR addresses the proposed changes to the Reclamation Permit and Plan for the Kiewit operations. Technical Revision#4 1 Sespe Consulting, Inc.