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Page 8 <br /> 6.4.5 EXHIBIT E - Reclamation Plan <br /> exceptions may apply. Some argue warm season grasses are better broadcast, <br /> while others like them drilled with the cool season grasses. <br /> Combined with the creation of waterfowl habitat, the baseline reclamation <br /> plan provided for under this submittal will provide less fragmentation of the <br /> area ecology than what may otherwise exist or transpire. As such, the <br /> operation will result in immediate and enduring positive impacts to area <br /> habitat as a long-term beneficial buffer against continued developmental <br /> impacts to the river ecosystem. <br /> Consistent with previous discussions with conservationists from the <br /> Division of Wildlife; operations will result in a desirable establishment <br /> of irregularities for the finished reservoirs. For example: The basin <br /> irregularities will be provided for, both by direct concurrent grading, <br /> post mine landform grading and establishment, and use of fill from <br /> excess or residual materials and reject fines from the operations. <br /> Shallower locations due to variations in site geology may allow for the <br /> creation of other shoreline features through the placement of fill. <br /> Due to the unpredictable nature of the anticipated geology [actual depth of <br /> material and type will vary - extraction and pond depths are approximated <br /> typical maximum extent] and other factors, it is a near misrepresentation to <br /> forecast the final appearance of the ponds, as it creates an unrealistic <br /> expectation in a regulated environment on the minds of various regulating <br /> agents, the general public, and on Operations. Simultaneously, setting false <br /> expectations about the final appearance of the ponds, beyond that already <br /> portrayed, will drain flexibility from Operations essential to the creation of <br /> more desirable effects, while simultaneously exerting pressure for needless <br /> and on- going revisions to the permit. It should be remembered that the <br /> Annual Report to the OMLR will provide a graphic record of this effort. <br /> Since the pace occurs over many years, there is ample time for reflection <br /> and analysis of the effort. <br /> Time and timing will also come into play respective of materials to be used <br /> as fill. The utilization of fill is dependent upon the space available for <br /> deposition over completed areas of extraction in relation to the rate of <br /> creation of reject fines and or other deposit materials. Other influences will <br /> be the attending space for stockpiling, uses, or market conditions for fill <br /> material. Some locations will be more advantageous to fill at a given point <br /> in time than others, and the attending circumstances cannot be reasonably <br /> anticipated. The random nature of this limitation will actually aid in <br /> furthering the establishment of preferred non-geometric patterns of the <br /> finished ponds. <br /> Exhibit F - Reclamation Plan Map, represents the regulated base for which <br /> reclamation must be judged as adequate for release. At the very least, the <br /> VARRA COMPANIES, INC. TWO RIVERS SAND GRAVEL AND RESERVOIR PROJECT MARCH 2O22 <br /> A REGULAR IMPACT[1121 CONSTRUCTION PERMIT APPLICATION-COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION MINING&SAFETY <br /> OFFICE OF MINED LAND RECLAMATION <br />