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Exhibit E RECLAMATION PLAN Overview Unless specifically discussed below, the methods described and approved in the original Reclamation Plan will remain un- changed. This will remain a dry mining operation. All of the map exhibits have been presented on 2 sheets labeled North area and South area for easier review. When referring to a map ex- hibit it is inferred that both should be reviewed. EXHIBITSC-CURRENT CONDRIONSMAP show the current permit area and the area being added to the permit. The current post mining land uses are listed as developed water storage surrounded by access roads, gravel surface areas and revegetated areas. The following information makes change to the reclamation around the reservoirs. The plan is to reduce the resoiling and revegetating. Instead of revegetating to the water line, a gravel surface will be created from the mine setbacks to the highwater line, except on bank armoring areas where no cover will be placed on the armoring. This solves a problem created by not having sufficient levels of moisture in the ground due to the water level fluctuations as the reservoirs fill and empty. A gravel access road will be placed around the reservoir. Three areas will need revegetation, The scale house triangle in Parker- Panowicz, the area south of and around the Sandstead Reservoir and Deep Lake. All other disturbed areas will have a gravel surface. More detail is provided in the following Reclamation Plan text and a typical cross section showing this is provided on the EXHIBIT F-RECLAMATION MAP. As with the currently permitted mine area, the new proper- ties will be reclaimed as lined water storage reservoirs. Each of the additional properties will either be sealed with a slurry wall or clay liner. The applicant proposes to bond each phase prior to mining and to determine the type of lining prior to posting a bond for that phase. Please refer to TABLE E-1 RECLAMATION TIMETABLE for information on each Phase of Reclamation. Reclamation Plan Currently, the undisturbed and amendment areas of the mine site are primarily irrigated agricultural land. The area is broken into 6 different use areas. Please refer to the VEGETATION MAP in EXHIBIT UJ-SOILS AND VEGETATION for the location of each area described. The current uses are, mining operations area; non- irrigated pasture; irrigated crop areas; ditch & river corridors & wetland area, oil/gas operations areas and high capacity gas pipeline ROW' s. The agricultural uses will continue as mining progresses until an area is taken out of agricultural production and prepped for mining. There is no native vegetation present on the agricultural areas because of the intensive agricultural practices that have taken place on the land. In most cases the oil/gas operations areas have little vegetation and the high pressure gasline ROW' s have been farmed for many years and vege- tation cover on those areas is consistent with farmed areas. The narrow band along Little Dry Creek/Slate Ditch and the Meadow L.G.Everist, Inc. M-1999-120 Ft.Lupton Sand and Gravel November,2024 9