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<br />1 <br /> <br />' EXHIBIT E <br />' RECLAMATION PLAN <br />1 A. Types of Reclamation <br />' The operator proposes to reclaim the land for wildlife habitat be- <br /> cause of its proximity to St. Vrain Creek and a natural wildlife habitat <br />' within and adjacent to the permit area. In addition, because of the Lo- <br /> cation in the floodplain, the pits will be "wet". One area has been pre- <br />' 3 <br />i <br />t <br />i <br />l i <br />i <br />l <br />l <br />d <br />d <br />i <br />i <br />l <br /> v <br />y m <br />eve <br />s approx <br />ma <br />y <br />ous <br />ne <br />an <br />the spr <br />ng months h <br />gh water <br />e <br /> to 5 feet below the existing ground elevation. The entire acreage will <br /> accord to fish and water fowl habitat, along with small game animals. <br />' Each of the areas where open pit mining has and will occur will re- <br /> quire no vegetation stripping operations. All that will be required will <br />' This mater- <br />be excavatio <br />2 to 3 feet <br />of t <br />oil a <br />rd <br />r <br />d <br />b <br />hl <br /> . <br />oug <br />n <br />ops <br />n <br />over <br />u <br />en, <br />y <br />' ial will be used to form screening mounds along the periphery. These <br /> mounds can serve several purposes: screen views of objectionable opera- <br />' tions, reduce noise and dust problems and provide buffer areas for reveg- <br /> etation between county roads and water habitats. <br />' Scrapers can be used for most of the excavation of overburden. Drag- <br />' lines or backhoes will remove overburden which perhaps is too wet for scrap- <br /> er operations. Dragline operations will be necessary for actual mining of <br />' the sand and gravel deposits. Bulldozers will be utilized to shape and <br /> form the screening mounds. <br />' <br /> B. Land Use Comparisons <br />' The proposed mining operations and all adjacent lands are located <br />1 <br />