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srs EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN The reclamation plan for the Riverbend Operation is two water storage reservoirs. The access roads into the site from Weld County Road 8 and Weld County Road 6 and internal roads will remain and used by vehicles for maintaining the reservoirs and oil wells. The culvert over the McCann Seep will remain for access. An unimproved road around both reservoirs will also remain. Phasi°e Reclamation will be concurrent with mining and therefore will be completed in phases. Lafarge plans to mine to the claystone bedrock. The claystone is eroded on its surface and can be moved by a dozer. However, some azeas might not contain marketable sand and gravel down to the bedrock. This azea will remain exposed until the reservoir is filled with water. Scrapers will be used to place overburden and claystone bedrock material along the reservoir perimeter. Wheel compaction by scrapers will primarily be used to acquire the compaction specification. Quality control will be used during lining operations to determine that compaction is being achieved. This will include an evaluation and possible changes in the water applications, lift thickness, and compaction method (wheel rolling, sheep's foot compactor, etc.) During initial stages of the liner construction, several in-place tests will be done to determine if the compaction method is sufficient to meet the standard proctor design. Thereafter Lafarge will be conducting regular on-going compaction testing. Reclamation begins as Cell 2 is mined, the overburden will be used immediately to backfill the mined portion. As mining progresses, Lafarge will closely follow with backfilling of overburden, capping with topsoil, and vegetating [o minimize the amount disturbed at any one time. Once the backfilling gets to the proposed reservoir shoreline material will be graded to a 3H:1 V slope. After the two reserviors have been reclaimed any remaining overburden and topsoil will be used to cap the sediment basin. If there is not sufficient material to cap the settling basin, then the silts accumulated from the washing process in the basin will provide a growing medium for plants. Ground water may be exposed to encourage the development of wetlands in this area. Processing Plant Site/Equipment The processing plant equipment will be located on the south side of the property but will be progressively relocated towazds the southern property boundary as Cell 5 is mined. The concrete foundations will be removed prior to mining. At the final stage of mining Cell 5, all the equipment will be removed and unprocessed material will be hauled off. As shown on Exhibit F, the oil well and power line poles along with the service roads will remain on the property after reclamation is complete. Unless the operator makes provisions with the owner of the property to remove the oil well or power line poles. E-I