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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN(cony <br /> For the eastern side of the pit, as mining reaches the <br /> underlying clay, the slopes along the perimeter areas where the <br /> sand and gravel stratum has been mined will be installed. Final <br /> slopes will not be fully established, however, until clay mining <br /> has been completed. <br /> All waste piles will be used for building slopes or will be <br /> spread over the mine floor as it is native material . The final <br /> exterior slopes will be compacted fill designed to create an <br /> impervious liner for the reservoir. The fines materials currently <br /> being generated on the site meet the necessary qualifications and <br /> are of sufficient amounts to build any compacted slopes along the <br /> north, west, and south sides of the amended permit area. Final <br /> engineering plans for the compacted clay liner necessary for the <br /> construction of the reservoir will be developed once the final <br /> configuration of the reservoir is known. The east edge of the <br /> Church Pit will blend with the Rocky Flats Pit once reclamation <br /> is complete. <br /> The mining of three different minerals may cause some delay <br /> in the startup of final reclamation in some areas . For instance, <br /> even though mining may be essentially complete on the west edge <br /> with regard to clay, final slope work on the west side of the <br /> excavation may not be completed until mining of upper strata <br /> (sand and gravel and sandstone) is completed. Likewise, the east <br /> side of the clay mining area will not have final slopes <br /> established until the sand and gravel stratum is removed and the <br /> eastern edge of the clay seam is determined and mined to final <br /> depth. Reclamation will be completed as soon as feasible in each <br /> area of the mine, although no clearly defined phases for mining <br /> or reclamation will be established due to the unknown nature of <br /> the clay seams to the east . <br /> Final grading, fertilizing, and seeding will be completed <br /> within one year of the completion of each compacted liner <br /> section. Once the growth medium has been respread from the <br /> existing ground level to the estimated water level on a finished <br /> compacted liner slope, the area will be seeded with the approved <br /> seed mix. The planting and fertilizing will be done in the fall <br /> of each revegetation year. Once revegetated, the reclamation <br /> progress will be monitored, and remedial work will be performed <br /> where necessary until the area is successfully reclaimed. <br /> If reclaimed as non-critical wildlife habitat, the <br /> reclamation plan and revegetation program of the original permit <br /> and 1984 Amendment will be followed. <br /> Revegetation Program <br /> The revegetation program recommended by the U. S. Soil <br /> Conservation Service will not be used in the reclamation plan. <br /> Mr. Roy Bell and Mr. John Valentine of the SCS, Golden District, <br /> Lakewood Brick and Tile CO Church Pit- M-1979-045 <br /> Amendment 02 17 April 16, 2025 <br />