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"EXHIBIT G" cont. b. cont. Carefull attention will be given to the floo~of the quarry, ~~~ which wi even ua y become the location o ~ a nom,-r;on of the building sites. aping of the floor will provide for the gradations required for overall drainage of the area. Jackson Gulch will be reconstructed as a rocky stream bed, with checks and dams to re~jtrict water flow, and provide the principal drain- age channel fof the area. Gradations for roads, parking, and utilities will also be provided with the shaping of the floor. Revegetation of this area will coincide with the eventual con- struction program. In the area now used for processing, stockpile, shop, office and scale facilities, and where there will not be any actual mining activities; the land will be leveled in a series of benches for building sites. This will be the final phase of rec amation. T ese benches will be created by the n~~rmal pro- cedures of cut and fill. The backslopes will be sta:nilized by the use of quarry rock, grasses and wood lants. Land- scaping on t e enc es wil be designed to accommodate the building sites, parking areas and roads. The accomplishment of this reclamation plan, in conj~inction with the applicable Reclamation Performance Standards of the Land Reclamation Board will establish the potential of a beni- fical land development project. In essence land rec.amation was an essential nrereguisite of any site develoamen_ oroiect ror tnis property. reaaraiess or wnetner or not open mining was envolved. Open mining of the aggregates is providing a feasible and simultaneous solution of the reclamatio~i require- ments and enhancing the potential of accomplishing a successful site development and land use project. c. Timing of the reclamation is directly related to mining activity and except for the final phases of reclamation, it will be accom- plished simultaneous with the rock extraction. The map marked "Exhibit G" has designated on it four (4) parcels of land, which indicates the areas of projected activity at any given time. Parcel-2 is the location of the current mining activities and it is anticipated that the rock extraction in this area, in- cluding the reconstruction of Jackson Gulch will be ~~ompleted by December 1, 1979. Mining in Parcel-3 will be essentially an extension of the rock extraction in Parcel-2, and it is pro- jected that the rock extraction including the shapin~l of the highwall and terraces in this area will be completed during the year 1989 with this highwall reclamation completed in 1990. Parcel-4 is designated as the final area of operations and it is projected that the rock extraction and shaping of the high- wall including the terraces will be finished by 1996 and the reclamation completed by 1997. Parcel-1 will not be involved in any rock extraction, but will be used continously for the processing, stockpile, office, shop and scale facilities. Re- clamation of this area will begin at the conclusion ~~f the rock extraction in Parcel-4 and is scheduled for completi~~n in 1999. All of this projected timing is based on current extraction and marketing data and is subject to unpredictable economic variations, which could dictate adjustments in the fcregoi,ng schedule. d. The reclamation plan, in relation to the land use de~~elopment provides for appropriate rehabilitation of the surfa~:e dis- turbances caused by this mining operation. In so fa:~ as the resources that are pertinent to this property, all e:ccept the subsurface materials and natural vegetation will not be appreci- ably affected by the surface disturbances. Wildlife is not a natural or normal inhabitant of the area, but the reclamation plan will inhance the prospects of inducing wildlife to the area by revegetation and control of runoff water. Intermittent runoff from preciptation, over a limited area, is thc~ only source of a small water resource. cont.