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EXHIBIT E <br /> Reclamation Plan <br /> Lined water storage reservoirs will be the final reclaimed use for the Sunset Industrial Pit. <br /> Portions of mining areas will be reclaimed as "native" areas, which will be re-seeded with native <br /> vegetation. The majority of the mining areas will be reclaimed as water storage reservoirs. The <br /> remaining area within the proposed permit boundary will consist of reservoir shoreline, <br /> unimproved access roads around the reservoirs, and reclaimed vegetated land. <br /> Final Land Use Reclamation <br /> Plan Area <br /> acres <br /> Reservoir Water Surface 53.60 <br /> Access Roads 9.70 <br /> Reclaimed Vegetated Land (Disturbed Land 21.87 <br /> and Slo es above Reservoir Water Surface <br /> TOTAL 7::::::j <br /> Water Storage Reservoir <br /> In general, the mining limits will be mined down to the shale/claystone/sandstone bedrock. The <br /> relatively impermeable bedrock will make the bottom of the reservoir. The reservoir will be <br /> separated from the surrounding alluvial aquifer by the slurry wall liner system as detailed in the <br /> cross-section shown on the Reclamation Plan Map. The slurry wall liner will be keyed into the <br /> bedrock material and extend upward through the height of the alluvium at the bench depicted in <br /> the mining plan. A clay liner will be installed above the slurry wall to complete the liner <br /> design/construction from the bench elevation to three feet above the reclaimed normal water <br /> surface elevation. Design specifications and quality control procedures used during the <br /> construction of the slurry wall liner and clay liner will ensure that the reservoir meets the State <br /> Engineer's Office (SEO) performance standards for permeability. <br /> All reservoir slopes will be reclaimed to at least 3H:1V final grade Since reclamation will be <br /> concurrent with mining, most soil, overburden, and bedrock material excavated during mining <br /> will be used almost immediately. Scrapers and dozers and compactors will be used to shape the <br /> reclaimed slope material along the reservoir perimeters to achieve the final grade. Upon placing <br /> the backfill material, 95 percent compaction will be achieved to ensure adequate integrity of the <br /> clay liner above the bench, backfilled areas for haul/access roads and recharge pond areas that <br /> are not within the future water storage/reservoir footprint. Final reclamation by capping with <br /> topsoil and re-vegetating above the expected reservoir water level will follow grading operations <br /> as well as backfilled areas that will not be haul/access roads to minimize the amount of <br /> disturbance at any one time. <br /> Recommendations for monitoring of slope stability, including, conducting a visual inspection of <br /> the excavated slopes on a weekly basis for the duration of mining, conducting a visual <br /> inspection after a major precipitation event that has saturated the ground using the same <br /> procedures, contacting qualified personnel to evaluate and recommend remediation work to <br /> stabilize the area in the event a visual inspection detects signs of potential slope failure, and if <br /> 'it', J&T Consulting,Inc. J-2 Contracting Company <br /> Sunset Industrial Pit <br /> DRMS 112 Permit Application <br />