2023-05-25_PERMIT FILE - M2022048 (6)

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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN(CONT) Seed will be drilled wherever possible, when drilling is not possible, the seed will be broadcast . The revegetation plan provides for the greatest probability of success in plant estab- lishment and vegetative development by considering environmental factors such as seasonal patterns of precipitation, temperatures and wind. Other considerations, such as soil texture, fertility, slope stability and the direction in which slopes face, have been considered. A weed control plan is included in this submittal, see the APPENDIX. Graveled maintenance roads will be built around each reser- voir and around each gas/oil wells, should any remain, where no seeding or resoiling will take place. This will provide room around each well or reservoir to service it as needed by the well or reservoir owners . These access roads and graveled areas are shown on EXHIBIT F-RECLAMATION PLAN MAP. SEEDBED PREPARATION When mining on an area is complete or there is room to begin reclamation, any compacted areas will be ripped and scarified to created a deeper root zone under the resoiled areas. Once this is complete, the stockpiled soils will be spread. If tests show a fertilizer is needed, it will be broadcast spread on the seed- bed at an adequate rate suggested by NRCS or a seed- ing/revegetation contractor. On the areas where seed is broad- cast, the surface will be left fairly rough to trap the seed and keep it from being affected by wind. SEEDING TIME The grass seed mixture will be planted from early fall through spring (October through May) . The time of planting will be controlled by when the resoiled areas are ready for planting. If fall planting is convenient, the seeding will be done before the first freeze (about the time Winterwheat is planted) . If spring planting is called for, it will be done in March or April, weather permitting, after the last frost . Both periods assure there will be adequate residual ground moisture available for the newly planted seeds . GRASSES The following seed mix was developed by the NRCS office in Brighton many years ago and is used on all L.G. Everist mining operations in Weld County. It has proven to be very reliable. This mix will place approximately 41 .2 seeds per pound per sq-ft as prescribed by the NRCS planting guidelines . If the seed is broadcast, the amount will be doubled and spread on a rough L.G. EVERIST, INC.-WEST FARMS RESERVOIR May 2023 20