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Exhibit Page 14 <br /> EXHIBIT E - RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> MUNROE QUARRY(M-77-002HR) <br /> Larimer County, CO <br /> Safety& Environment Office Rapid City, SD 57709-0440 (605)342-7442 FAX 394-6979 <br /> Reclamation will follow the same concept and schedule as followed since 1977. Since that time, a total of <br /> five acres of disturbed land has been successfully reclaimed and released of a total of approximately <br /> twelve acres mined. <br /> 1. Waste materials, including overburden, will be used as fill prior to contouring, placement of topsoil <br /> and seeding. The material will be placed and spread using a scraper or bulldozer. Contouring will be done <br /> with a bulldozer and/or grader to develop drainage patterns similar to surrounding land and previously <br /> existing conditions. <br /> 2. Post-reclamation use will be as rangeland,the same use as pre-mining. <br /> 3. The top layer, up to four inches in depth, of existing ground surface (the rooting zone material) will be <br /> stripped and handled as topsoil.This material will be stockpiled and protected for use in reclamation. <br /> 4. Further reclamation will begin once all extraction of gypsum and backfilling is completed in an area of <br /> one to two acres. Topsoil (rooting zone material)will be taken from stockpiles or directly from areas <br /> being stripped and placed on the contoured backfill.Topsoil will be spread using a bulldozer. As <br /> necessary, based on Natural Resource Conservation Service/District guidelines,topsoil will be amended <br /> with other soils and/or biosolids to provide a good seedbed for reclamation. <br /> 5. Once placed, soil will be ripped by the bulldozer or plowed to loosen soils in preparation for seeding. <br /> As needed,this material will be disced and/or raked and up to 200 pounds of fertilizer(30-60-30, solid) <br /> will be applied to each acre, as required. <br /> 6. Seed mix information is provided in Exhibits I and J. See mix will be spread by mechanical <br /> broadcasting and/or hydroseeding. Planting will be done in spring or fall to maximize available moisture. <br /> 7. As needed, when seed is mechanically broadcast, mulch will be applied at a rate of 3 tons/acre <br /> and disk crimped. Mulch will be natural grass hay, straw, or state-approved compost.When seed is <br /> hydroseeded, hydro mulching as needed will be done in conjunction with seeding and a tackifier will be <br /> used as needed. Newly seeded areas will be fenced as necessary to reduce cattle impact on new plants. <br /> 8. Vegetative cover will be reviewed annually to determine if additional seeding, soil amendment <br /> or fertilization is needed.The operator will work with the Division of Minerals and Geology, Fort Collins <br /> Conservation District and landowner to determine a suitable level of vegetative cover,especially of <br /> Mountain Mahogany and other browse. <br /> 9. No mining structures will remain after mining. Only the existing ranch road will remain <br /> unreclaimed. <br /> 10. Total disturbed land not backfilled,graded, contoured and reseeded will not exceed"15 acres. <br /> Generally, new disturbance will not take place until previously reclaimed land is released,to keep total at <br /> or less than" 15 acres. <br /> Pete Lien &Sons, Inc. 10/26/2023 <br /> Permit Conversion Application: Munroe Quarry CL-MQ-AP-DO 1-0995 <br />