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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN (CONT) disturbed. L.G. Everist will comply with applicable Colorado water laws and regulations (as the operator understands them) which govern existing water rights . The operator does not expect to adversely affect the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and surrounding areas . Nor does the operator expect to affect the quality of water in surface and ground water systems both during and after the mining operation and during reclamation . In addition, the operator shall comply with applicable Federal and Colorado water quality laws and regulations . Any water used in the mining operation and the processing plants will come from water owned or leased by L.G. Everist and legally suitable for use in mining operations . EXHIBIT G WATER INFORMATION contains specific information concerning impacts and uses of water at this mining operation. No dredging takes place at this facility, there are no temporary siltation structures involved in this operation and no mining will be done in a river or waters of the United States . A U. S . Army Corps of Engineers Permit is not required for this operation because no jurisdictional wetlands will be disturbed by mining or other activities on the site. Settling ponds will be constructed on the site to collect water from the material washing at the processing plant (s) . The fines in the wash water settle out in the ponds and the water is then recirculated to be used again in the processing plant . Groundwater collected from dewatering trenches may be discharged from the site, after any natural fines have settled out . . The discharged groundwater quantities shall be measured and sampled as per the requirements under a CDPS Sand and Gravel Mining Process Water and Stormwater Combined Permit . There will be no earthen dams on the mined area. The mining and reclamation plans have taken existing wildlife conditions into consideration. The final reclamation will enhance the area for wildlife use. The mining and reclamation plans allow for the safety and protection of wildlife remaining on the mine site, at the processing site and along all access roads to the site. In practice this is done by limiting the amount of disturbance, restricting truck and equipment speeds to 15 mph or less and doing concurrent reclamation. Mine employees are trained to deal with wildlife found on the mine during operating hours to avoiding harming them. See EXHIBIT H WILDLIFE for more information . As mentioned previously, topsoil on the property is of good quality, so it should be a decent growth medium for reclamation. When topsoil is removed, to reach the sand and gravel deposit, it L.G. Everist, Inc. Ragsdale Reservoirs Revised February 11, 2025 31