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Exhibit E Reclamation Plan The reclamation proposed for the project site is to return the project site to its original condition in order that it may be developed in the future for commercial or industrial uses. The site has been subdivided into five lots, and is zoned 1-1 -Light Industrial. The Ciry of Grand Junction has proposed the site be re-zoned to an l-2 -Genera! Industrial. Properties adjacent to this project are zoned for industrial uses. In general, reclamation of the site will consist of backfilling and compacting with the onsite overburden material and imported fill. Imported fill materials will consist of non-hazardous soils, concrete, and rock. No imported fill materials shall have a dimension larger than two (2) feet on any side, and no rock or concrete material larger than six (6} inches in diameter will be placed within the final two feet of final grade. The site will be regraded in accordance with the reclamation plan, which is essentially the original site condition. However, a 109,000 cubic foot retention pond will be constructed on the west property line to address drainage issues associated with the project site. The pond is sized, and is proposed to be constructed in accordance with the requirements of the Stormworer Management Manua! jot the Ciry ojGrand Junction and Mesa County. Once all sand and gravel products have been mined, and stockpile materials are depleted, the 32.5- acre site will be fine graded to the final contours proposed on the reclamation plan map. All internal site gravel haul roads and noise berms will be eliminated. The site will have a slight gradient to the west, with no slopes greater than I%. The NRCS, indicates the existing site soils aze very poor and not suited for cultivation due to high salinity levels in the soils. Therefore, the types of vegetation that can be used to reclaim the site will be very limited. The NRCS recommends the site be revegetated using Tall Wheatgtass applied at 25 lbs. per acre if drilled, and 50 lbs. per acre if broadcast. This species has the greatest potential of growing in the highly saline soils. The site will requve fertilization, as specified in the NRCS, using nitrogen and phosphorus, at 200 lbs. per acre. The seed and fertilization methods and tares will be as specified by the NRCS. To minimize the amount of reclamation bonding required for the project, the applicant will, at no time during the mining operation, remove from the project site more material than backfill material available onsite to be used to replace the removed material. To accomplish this, the applicant will maintain a minimum stockpile of 50.000 cubic yards of suitable fill material and restrict operations such that at no time would more than 50,000 cubic yards of material be required to reclaim the site.