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14 | P a g e monitor movement of the pads when constructed. These pins are comprised of a rebar pin located within a PVC sleeve. The sleeve and rebar will be cut off at a minimum of 2.0’ below finished grade, capped and buried. Exhibit E represents the necessary grading to be completed as part of the reclamation of these areas. As contouring efforts are completed for this area, the operator shall use a rome disc behind a tractor to prevent deep compaction and prep for vegetation growth success. Since this material will be loosened as part of the contouring efforts, no deep de-compaction will be necessary. Once contouring and discing is complete, the areas shall be drill seeded following the Seeding Requirements stated below. All areas that are not with the newly disturbed ground shall remain as-is given the vegetation that has grown since the original disturbance with grasses and shrubs. The total acreage that will be disturbed and can anticipate seeding is 74.06 acres for areas including 18D-G. The existing haul road/access road is located outside the delineated areas to be reclaimed but should remain in place, as-is. The post-mine land use for this area will be Rangeland. This use was chosen due to the consistency with adjacent land use and location not nearing current oil and gas operations. ESR Site: The ESR site consists of multiple pieces of equipment for research purposes regarding the mine. The equipment/buildings located onsite are as follows: 10’x12’ wood visitor shack, 8’x4’ wood shed on a skid, 8’x6’ cooler building, and (2) 1000-gallon propane tanks, (6) 9’x8’ guzzlers/test plots, and a lysimeter. All the buildings have been hauled off, the propane tanks have been removed and repurposed for oil and gas operations, the guzzlers/test plots will all be removed and hauled off to Garfield County Landfill. The lysimeter scale will be hauled off and repurposed for oil, gas, and agricultural uses. All components within the lysimeter, including the soil containers, data collection systems, and gauges, making up for an approximate volume of 20 CY, shall be removed and disposed of. Any electrical components should be cut off below grade and buried with the foundation. All materials to be hauled off and disposed of will be disposed of at the Garfield County landfill approximately 31.5 Miles away. The only foundation located onsite is the lysimeter foundation that will be broken apart and buried in place while maintaining a minimum of 3.0’ of cover the concrete. This foundation is 14.5’ x 14.5’. Minor disturbances will be made during the reclamation efforts and given the existing vegetation onsite, the soil is conducive for repurposing as topsoil. It is estimated that 15 CY of material will be needed for backfill and can be found and utilized within the ESR Site. The ESR site is also contained within an existing ~2,400-feet of 8’ tall fence constructed with a combination of wood and steel posts and welded wire fence. A machine will be used to remove this which will require spot seeding once completed. Once reclamation activities are completed, this area will be hydroseeded following the Seeding Requirements below. This area will not require soil amendments due to onsite topsoil that is conducive for planting. It is estimated that there will be 0.72 acres disturbed to complete these activities.