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REVISION TO <br /> UPLAND GRAVEL PIT NO. 1 <br /> EXHIBIT E <br /> RECLAMATION PLAN <br /> Re-vegetation shall take place on the mined-out areas when mining is complete in entire pit within 6 <br /> months of completion of the excavation of entire pit.The re-vegetation shall be guaranteed for a period <br /> of one year or until firmly established. No more than twenty(20)acres shall be un-reclaimed at any time <br /> during the life of the pit. <br /> The gravel deposit will be removed down to the underlying Mancos Shale formation. Since no topsoil or <br /> overburden will be saved,the underlying soils will be conditioned 8-12 inches deep to support <br /> vegetation. A seed mix recommended and application procedures for non-irrigated rangeland published <br /> by Colorado State University Cooperative Extension will be used and is included for reference. No trees <br /> exist or will be established on the site. <br /> Diversion ditches and contoured corrugates will be constructed to disperse storm flows into the lower <br /> areas being reclaimed to help establish vegetation. <br /> A 2-foot-deep catch basin (30'x330') in the storage area (Unit 1 and 2) will collect excess storm run-off <br /> which is not absorbed by the reclaimed areas uphill. No run-off or stormwater or sediment will exit the <br /> site. <br /> The reclaimed surface will slope to the southwest at 4-6 percent grade. Re-vegetation will take place <br /> within six months of each unit completion in 2-acre increments as the extraction continues to the <br /> northwest.The mining of the gravel pit is estimated to take approximately 10 years but could be longer <br /> depending on the community's need for the materials produced.When all mining is completed, all <br /> diversion ditches, haul roads, and catch basins will be reclaimed,and mining-related structures will be <br /> removed from the site. Final reclamation of units 1 and 2 will then take place and could take <br /> approximately 2 additional years to firmly establish vegetation. <br /> Unit 11 is primarily outside any affected area but is part of the overall grading plan of Upland Estates <br /> Subdivision. Final grading of units 1 through 11 is intended to take place concurrently with the mining <br /> and reclamation activities in order to prepare Lots 7,8, and 9 for future residential use. During the re- <br /> grading process of Lots 7,8 and 9, D% Road right-of-way shall also be improved for residential use <br /> according to Mesa County standards. It is understood that during the life of the mine, any subdivision <br /> improvements on lots 7,8,and 9 will not be construed as a violation of this permit. <br />