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EXHIBIT E <br /> Reclamation Plan <br /> Lined water storage reservoirs will be the final reclaimed use for the Ogilvy River Farm Pit. <br /> Portions of mining area will be reclaimed as "native" areas, which will be re-seeded with native <br /> vegetation. The mining area will be reclaimed as a water storage reservoir. The remaining area <br /> within the proposed permit boundary will consist of reservoir shoreline, unimproved access <br /> roads around the reservoirs, and reclaimed vegetated land. <br /> Final Land Use Reclamation <br /> Plan Area <br /> (acres) <br /> Reservoir Water Surface 37.63 <br /> Access Roads 2.34 <br /> Reclaimed Vegetated Land (Disturbed Land 31.94 <br /> and Slopes above Reservoir Water Surface) _ <br /> TOTAL 71.91 <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 to three feet above the <br /> reclaimed normal water surface elevation. Design specifications and quality control procedures <br /> used during the construction of the slurry wall liner and clay liner will ensure that the reservoir <br /> meets the State Engineer's Office (SEO) performance standards for permeability. <br /> All reservoir slopes will be reclaimed to at least 4.5H:1 V 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 /> no visible signs of slope failure are detected during mining, reducing visual inspections to once <br /> every six months after mining completion, or after every major precipitation event. <br /> V 1 J&T Consulting,,Inc. OgilvygRiverRiFarm,LLC <br /> g+ Ogilvy River Farm Pit <br /> DRMS 112 Permit Application <br />