NS 2023 Annual Report For EPA

• IBM Index Class Name: Hydrology
• Doc Date: 8/28/2025
• Archive: No

Natural Soda LLC 2023 Project Status Report& Annual Plan of Development
32 January 2024

6.0 Land Disturbance and Reclamation
6.1. Summary of 2023 Disturbance
NS created 5.68 acres of new disturbed acreage in 2023 by building the 18H-1V Pad
(2.95 ac), 18H-1V access & pipeline road (0.53 ac), 18H-IR-W Pad (2.14 ac) and the
18H-IR-W access road (0.06 ac). The 17H-E SSMW location with a small access road
(0.64 ac) categorized as disturbed was interim-reclaimed in the fall of 2023. Following
the P&A of the 14H-R(I) well in summer 2023, the 14H-I&R pad (2.26 disturbed) was
fully reclaimed in the fall. Three locations that were previously interim-reclaimed have
been reclassified as reclaimed in 2023 due to the wells on the locations being P&A’ed;
2M & 3M TDR pad (0.13 ac), DS-2/BG-1 pad (0.15 ac) and the 4A-1V pad (1.33 ac).
These three locations may require some additional dirt work in 2024.
The total disturbed acreage reported in 2022 was 98.85 acres, and in 2023 the NS land
disturbance increased to 104.53 acres. The total affected acreage of NS operations
increased in 2023 to 114.59 acres from 108.91 acres in 2022. The total affected
acreage includes 10.06 acres that have been ‘Recognized as Reclaimed by Agency’.
Table 9 lists the disturbed acreage as of December 2023.
Table 9: Disturbed Acreage
Process Area: Acres:
Plant Site Disturbed 26.85
Plant Site Undergoing Interim Reclamation 4.46
Plant Site Undergoing Final Reclamation 0.00
Plant Site Successfully Reclaimed 0.00
Well Field:
Roads Disturbed 3.07
Well Pads Disturbed 33.32
Roads/Misc. Undergoing Interim Reclamation 1.26
Well Pads Undergoing Interim Reclamation 13.71
Road/Misc. Undergoing Final Reclamation 3.14
Well Pads Undergoing Final Reclamation 18.72
Total Disturbance: 104.53
Road/Misc. -- Recognized as Reclaimed by Agencies 1.05
Well Pads -- Recognized as Reclaimed by Agencies 9.01
Total Effected Acreage: 114.59