1999-01-27_PERMIT FILE - M1999006

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Exhibit I - SoilsInformation unconsolidated, subsoil. and tracked with the dozer in a manner that creates bars perpendicular to theslope. An eighteen inch deep diversion will be placed above the intended 3h:lv or flatter pond slopes, as established by concurrent grading during extraction activities. Water will be conveyed by the diversion to an established grassed water way or other stable conveyance leading to the pond bottom. REsOILING TDAiNG Resoiled areas will be allowed a minimum of three months to settle prior to seeding. Seeding will follow in the fall [approximately 15 September to I November] as detailed under Exhibit E- Reclamation Plan. Resoiling will occur when soil moisture is adequate to prevent blowing,yet dry enough to prevent over-compaction. Part of the soil rebuilding process on the reconstituted soils will be in establishing structure to the soils to facilitate plant-soil-water relationships. Overly compacted sods will tend to limit soil structure development and create a poor seedbed for later establishment. STERILE Hyi3RiD LIVE COVER CROP Once applied to the surface, the new soils will be exposed to the raw forces of erosion until adequate vegetative cover and root mass develops. Erosion requires both detachment and transportation in order to occur. Running water, wind, and raindrop impact are the main forces of erosion acting upon the sod. The use of a sterile hybrid live cover crop will aid in the stabilization of the soil by allowing a quick vegetative cover to become established in advance of the native grasses. The hybrid will also serve as an aid to reduce competition resulting from the establishment and growth of unwanted pioneer species [weeds] on disturbed ground. The attending reclamation seed mixture has a provision for the use of a sterile hybrid in lieu of muleb. Mulch, even when crimped with specialized equipment,is subject to being blown off the property,or reduced to an ineffective stubble. The hybrid will establish quickly but since it is sterile,will not continue to compete with the emerging native grasses. After two to three years, it will begin to die out as the natives increase their hold on the revegetated areas. ORGANIC MATTER Generally, the percent organic matter content [generally I - 3 % for native soils] of stockpiled soils will fall over time. Depending upon soil testing and analysis of a specific soil stockpile, if soil organic matter content falls below I%,a minimum of four [4] tons of manure per acrr will be disced into the location where the indicated soil stockpile is reapplied to affected lands prior to seeding. While this will add only 0.2 percent organic matter by weight to the total percent organic matter of the soil in question, it should prove sufficient in increasing initial germination, establishment, and survival of the applied seed mixture. The applied organics will aid in the restructuring of the new soils by increasing the moisture and fertility holding capacity of the upper profile while simultaneously facilitating root development of the emerging grasses. As the roots of the emerging grasses develop and mature over time, the resulting root mass will serve to add to the base percent organic matter content of the new soils over time, thereby increasing the potential for long term survival and spread of the established grasses. Soil testing will continue on the new soils to better gage the success of soil amendments respective of the resulting vegetative cover. FERTjuzATiON EXHIBIT I - Soils Information 3 Colorado Division of Mineral s & Geology Regular Impact [1121 Construction Material Permit Sand Land, Inc. - Kurtz Resource Recovery & Development Project -January 1999