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<br />YANKEE GULCH SODIUM MINERALS PROJECT <br />PIPELINE RECLAMATION PLAN <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />Reclamation practices for the American Soda, L.L.P. (American Soda) Yankee Gulch <br />Sodium Minerals Project (Yankee Gulch Project) pipeline have been developed from the <br />following sources: 1) coordination with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) technical staff; 2) existing reclamation plans <br />contained in plans of development (PODS) for other pipeline projects; and 3) experience <br />gained from other reclamation projects in Colorado. <br />1.1 Pipeline Reclamation Plan Purpose <br />The purpose of this Pipeline Reclamation Plan (Reclamation Plan) is to describe <br />methods for replacing topsoil, reseeding disturbed areas, controlling erosion, and <br />monitoring reclamation success. <br />This plan is applicable to the construction of the right-of-way (ROW), improved access <br />roads, temporary use areas, and laydown areas. Any modifications to this plan related <br />to site-specific conditions will be submitted to the BLM. <br />1.2 Pipeline Reclamation Plan Goals and Objectives <br />The short-term goals of this reclamation plan are to control erosion and sedimentation <br />and to minimize impacts to adjacent land uses. Properly executed construction <br />practices, optimum scheduling, and timely construction, as described in the pipeline <br />construction section of the Yankee Gulch Project Pipeline Information Summary, will <br />mitigate short-term impacts. <br />Long-term goals include control of erosion and sedimentation, protection of water <br />resources and soils, and restoration of pre-existing land uses and vegetative cover. <br />These long-term goals will be met through implementation of this Reclamation Plan. <br />Monitoring during the construction and operational phases will ensure that these goals <br />are achieved. <br />2.0 RECLAMATION PROCESS <br />The following sections outline the sequential steps for reclaiming the ROW after the <br />pipeline has been installed and the trench backfilled. The same procedures will be <br />applied to the reclamation of ancillary areas (temporary use areas, improved access <br />roads, laydown areas). Reclamation activities will take place entirely within the <br />established construction ROW except where maintenance is required on adjacent <br />existing ROWS. Work outside the construction ROW would be cleared by the BLM or <br />other landowner before being performed. <br />To prevent the introduction of noxious weeds into disturbed areas, reclamation <br />equipment, including seeding equipment, will be thoroughly cleaned before entering <br />PipeLne Reclamation Plan <br />YaN¢e GWch Sodium Minerals Prolen <br />American Soda, L.L.P. <br />