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• I • EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN Context The permitted quarry site is approximately 46.5 acres, with an affected area of 27.6 acres. The actual area to be mined is approximately 20 acres. The material to be mined is sandstone, with a depth ranging from 20 to 60 feet. The proposed site is located entirely within the expected limits of the proposed Glade Reservoir, which would inundate the entire site. The mining proposal is presented with a contingency that mining will not occur unless the reservoir is a certainty. This reclamation plan is intended to provide reclamation measures for the short term, with the assumption that in the long-term the site will be under water. The quarry site is also located adjacent to a wetland. A wetland plan is presented with this proposal to prescribe appropriate protection measures during the life of the mine. The site is within the Hook and Moore Glade potential conservation azea according to the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP). This area is characterized by a large sandstone hogback that parallels US Highway 287. A sandstone outcrop is located between 287 and the hogback, and is the area to be mined under this proposal. The quarry site will consist of an access road, the rock outcrop quarry, a fenced operations yard, temporary crusher, and product stockpiles. The outcrop will be divided into 8 quarry cells that are approximately 2.5-acres in size. The quan'y plan includes the intent to quarry a single cell at a time in response to concerns regarding visual and environmental impacts. Mining will be performed primarily by hand, using afront-end loader and forklift. The initial phase of the 8-phase project will occur on the south side of the outcrop azea, to allow for the creation of a storm-water detention pond, which will serve to control run-off and improve water quality throughout the life of the mine. The pond may or may not have standing water at any given time depending on weather conditions. Stonn water will be directed to the detention pond by way of a vegetated Swale on the east and west sides of the outcrop. Existing Surface Conditions According to tl-,e CNHP, the vegetation is characterized by Mountain mahogany shrub lands on the steeper slopes with scattered Ponderosa Pine and Rocky Mountain Juniper. The valley within the hogback is dominated by ~ asslands that are somewhat degraded by the invasion ofnon-native species. Some wetland vegetation is present along the western portion of the site as a result of leakage from the North Poudre Supply Canal. Many weedy species have become established around the canal, probably due to disturbance related to the ditch operation. Much of the area in general has been either heavily mined or disturbed by residential development. g