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The 40 acre plant site to the north center of the mined area will be reclaimed to <br />agriculture use. The site has been included for revegetation for this reclamation plan. <br />All grading shall be conducted to create a final site topography commensurate with the <br />wildlife habitat and cropland. Among the practices to be observed are backfilling along <br />the shoreline to assure adequate compaction for stability and lake integrity. Grading will <br />be done in a manner to control erosion and siltation and to protect areas outside the <br />affected land from slides and other damage. There will be no highwalls left within the <br />site. Backfilling and grading will be completed as soon as possible during or after the <br />mining process for each phase of mining. The operator will make every reasonable "good <br />faith" effort to minimize overburden stockpiling and exposed, unreclaimed mine areas. <br />There are no known acid forming or toxic producing materials within the proposed mine <br />site. There are no addits or shafts planned with this operation. All drill and auger holes <br />utilized as part of the operation will be plugged with noncombustible material, which will <br />not be harmful or cause pollutant drainage. <br />• The maximum slopes and slope combinations used will be compatible with the reclaimed <br />cropland and lake system conditions. Specifically, this shall indicate a slope no steeper <br />in any case than the ratio of 2H:1 V. This slope shall be held from the bottom of <br />excavation to 10 feet below the anticipated lake water surface. From this point and up <br />the slope will be no steeper than 3H:1V. There is no swimming proposed in conjunction <br />with the majority of the reclamation plan for this site except possilby for the local/wunty <br />park. <br />There will be approximately 515 acres of agricultural crop cuRivation in conjunction with <br />the reclamation plan for this site. (See Exhibit F) <br />Water <br />Disturbances to the hydrologic balance of the affected land and adjacent lands shall be <br />minimized by the following measures: <br />1. Compliance with applicable Colorado Water Laws and regulations governing <br />injury to existing water rights; <br />2. Compliance with applicable Federal and Colorado Water Quality laws and <br />regulations; <br />3. Compliance with applicable Federal and Colorado dredge and fill <br />- requirements; <br />4. Removing temporary or large siltation structures from drain ways after <br />disturbed areas are revegetated and stabilized,rf required by the <br />reclamation plan. <br />E-2 <br />