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RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> OPERATOR: KORWELL LAND HOLDINGS,LLC <br /> LOCATION: Weld County Parcel Number 105725000016 <br /> Weld County,Colorado <br /> DATE: December 7,2022 <br /> SUBJECT: Construction Material Regular(112)Operation <br /> Reclamation Permit Application <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> Korwell Land Holdings,LLC(Korwell)owns a 162-acre parcel in Weld County,Colorado(Site).The Site <br /> consists of 132 acres of active agricultural land under a center pivot irrigation system,and 30 acres of <br /> "dry corners"outside of the center pivot irrigation range.There are active oil and gas operations in the <br /> northwest dry corner of the parcel.There is also one(1)single vertical oil well in the center of the <br /> northeast quarter of the property.This well,and its associated production facility in the northeast dry <br /> corner,is scheduled to be plugged,abandoned,and reclaimed by Chevron USA Inc.in the winter of <br /> 2022-2023 before topsoil mining operations begin.A single vertical oil well in the center of the parcel <br /> has been plugged and abandoned.Over the next two to five years,(depending on volume of topsoil <br /> sales to the oil and gas market)Korwell proposes to mine approximately 372,679 tons(approximately <br /> 248,453 cubic yards)of topsoil from the 132 acres under the existing center irrigation pivot.Korwell is <br /> the landowner and operator of the mining activity and is responsible for reclamation of the disturbed <br /> area.All reclamation will be carried to completion by Korwell pursuant to the Mineral Rules and <br /> Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for the Extraction of Construction Materials(Rules). <br /> This Reclamation Plan describes procedures necessary for reclamation of Korwell's field-wide resources <br /> on the Site.This plan will address re-contouring,reseeding,noxious weed treatment,stormwater <br /> mitigation,monitoring,reclamation success,and Site end state.The reclamation of disturbed land is <br /> critical in reestablishing ecological functions,and to minimize long-term effects from the mining <br /> operation to the extent practicable.To this effect,reclamation will be completed to support native, <br /> dryland grasses for uncommitted future land-use.The operator,and all personnel working on this <br /> project,should be familiar with the reclamation plan and its contents prior to the commencement of <br /> mining activities. <br /> EXISTING CONDITIONS <br /> Location: 19350 County Road 35 <br /> La Salle,Colorado 80645 <br /> Section 25/Township 04 North/Range 66 West <br /> Current land uses:' Agriculture;Oil and Gas Production <br /> Vegetation: Active agricultural land;annual crop rotation schedule includes corn and <br /> soybeans <br /> " % <br />