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<br />EXHIBIT E: Reclamation Plan <br />AGRI -DLD Gravel Pit <br />The AGRI-DLD gravel pit will be reclaimed to general agriculture (GA) land-use. Because <br />the site will be reclaimed to this use, the floor ofthe pit will be mined flat (+/- 1% grade <br />directed into original drainage) and covered with topsoil to a depth of 2 to 4 inches in <br />preparation for GA use. The slopes around the edge of the mined pit will be graded to a 3:1 <br />(or less steep) slope and covered with a topsoil layer of 2 to 4 inches. Detention ponds will be <br />seeded and their use fazed out as reclamation vegetation growth is completed. Sedimentation <br />ponds will be graded to match final reclamation slope and/or contour. <br />Reclamation activities will follow mining activities as closely as possible. This means that <br />when mining is complete in phase I, phase 1 will be reclaimed while mining begins in phase <br />2, and so forth. It is estimated that each phase will take 3 to 5 years to mine. Mining is <br />estimated to last until the year 2035. This estimate is based on a 35-year mine life. <br />This site will be fall seeded whenever possible with the following seed mix recommended by <br />the Natural Resource Conservation Service. Please reference the following pages for NRCS <br />comments. <br /> PLS °/a of species in PLS seeding rates <br />Planned acres Total PLS <br /> rates ptt acre rttixture per species/acre Ibs/species <br />western wheat grass 16 <br />0 20 3 <br />2 12 <br />6 40 <br />- arriba . . . <br />Crested wheatgrass 6 <br />0 20 1 <br />2 12 <br />6 15 <br />Fey . . . <br />Indian ricegrass- 12 S 20 2 <br />5 12 <br />6 32 <br />commercial . . <br />Intermediate 15 <br />0 20 3 <br />0 12 <br />6 38 <br />whealgrass-Amur . . . <br />Smooth Brome- ] 3 <br />0 20 2 <br />6 12 <br />6 3 3 <br />Lvuoln . . . <br />•PLS: pounds live seed <br />Soil will be loosened by ripping or chisel plowing as necessary. The seed will be drill sown. <br />If soil conditions make this impossible, seed will be broadcast and raked in at double the <br />drilling rate. At the time of reclamation, soils will be tested to determine if fertilizer should be <br />added. If fertilizer is needed, it will be applied at a rate 401bs per acre. A clean hay or straw <br />mulch will be applied at a rate of 2 tons/acre, spread by mechanical blower and preferably <br />crimped into the soil. <br />