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1 1 1 1 r 1 1 EXHIBIT E - RECLAf9ATI0N PLAN 5~ AREAS TO BE RECLAIMED Areas of borrow area C to be reclaimed include as much as five acres disturbed as a result of removal of gravel for the Windy Gap Project. PROPOSED POST-MINING LAND USE Reclamation at borrow area C will be directed toward establishment of a post-mining land use of rangeland and wildlife habitat. These are the current land uses of surrounding areas. GENERAL PLAN OF RECLAMATION Reclamation under this plan will re-establish, in large part, the original vegetation which will restore suitable habitat for indigenous wildlife, stabilized soils, protect the quality of surface waters, and preserve air quality by suppression of fugitive dust. TOPSOIL SALVAGE, STORAGE, AND REDISTRIBUTION The bulk of the area to be disturbed is on a bench which is covered by Youga Loam. Slopes along the border of the bench are covered by Tine Cobbly Sandy Loam (see Exhibit I). Average depth of suitable material is about 12 inches. Topsoil on the bench and slopes will be removed to a depth of 12 inches. Removal along the slopes will be accomplished using a long- armed backhoe or by dozing material downslope for removal by trucks and/or loaders. Approximately four feet of overburden will be removed from the bench surface following topsoil removal. This overburden, amounting to approximately 12,260 bcy, will be stored separate from topsoil as shown in Exhibit F. Removed topsoil will be stored further north (Exhibit F) on the bench. Topsoil and overburden stockpile slopes will be no steeper than 3(h):1(v). Stockpiled topsoil and stockpiled overburden will be stabilized by planting the seed mix listed in Table E-1 at the first appropriate season. Rates of seed application listed in Table E-1 assume drill seeding; if broadcast, these rates will be doubled. Drilling will proceed on the contour; broadcast will be followed by hand-raking or harrowing. E-1