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EXHIBIT "E" RECLAMATION PLAN ' The operators are committing themselves to the following rec amation procedures on all sites covered under this permit as follows To salvage all available topsoil and fines and stockpile thi material for use in the reclamation processes. However, these are of quarries and very little topsoil is available. Normally no high vertical walls are left on completion of mi ing or during the mining because most of the mining is done with th aid of a forklift type loader. In order to do this, the mining must e done in low benches to facilitate the moving of the stone from the q arry to the cutting machine or load it onto pallets which then must be m ved or loaded onto a truck. The general slope of the reclaimed are s will be similar to the surrounding mountains, because the slope of t e quarry stone has determined the slope of the mountain. Where it di fers, the slope will be ledged every few feet to keep the slope at a r asonable grade. The maximum grade is one to three, and the minimum g ade is one to six. All banks will be made secure by benching the stone as men- tioned above. Loose stone will be removed from steep or ver ical walls so it will not be unsafe or hazardous. A large part of the eclamation plan includes the removal of riprap material to be sold as a market permits. If immediate plans for housing are not anticipate at the closing of the quarries, the area will be returned to mount in grass- lands. The operator commits to the analysis of the availab a topsoil at the time -of reclamation to determine what, if any fertilizer is necessary for re-vegetation. At present all access roads a d haul roads are permanent and pre-existing, and are necessary for acces to the lands behind the quarries. It has been noted that small tr es usually self- seed themselves into the unused portions of the quarries. This will continue to be encouraged or they will be replanted as necessary for the reclamation. Also, please see the attached letters from the United States epartment of Agriculture, Soils Conservation Service's recommendations n the reclamation plan. The entire permit area contains several existing rip-rap pile The piles will be removed as the market demands allow. After the e piles are removed these sites will be graded and raked to remove all la 4e cobbles and stones leaving the fines for planting. The sites will th n be fertilized and planted as per the Soils Conservation Services letter of April 22, 1966. (See attached) . The Mining Reclamation Plan p will be updated to indicate all areas of rip-rap removal for the annu reports.