2007-09-24_REVISION - M1981112 (3)

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c Exhibit E Amended 9/19/07 Reclamation Plan Existin¢ Conditions: The operation has been operating for fifty yeazs as a Limited Impact Operation and continues to do so today. The mining operation exists side by side with a general contracting business that supplies concrete using batch trucks, a land leveling and excavating concern, and a concrete rubble stockpiling site, which cover some forty acres of the property. These various concerns ebb and flow as service demands rise and fall. As the needs of the sand and gravel operation increase, the various other concerns decrease their size in terms of area needed for their operation. The existing site has been covered in native grasses and weeds depending on the South Platte River and other property uses. There is little or no topsoil on the site since the site is essentially an alluviai deposit that is periodically flooded and has been continually mined for years. There is a buffer of land between the dredging operation and the South Platte River, which has remained untouched for years. This buffer is a wooden azea of approximately five acres in size and is covered with native grasses and weeds that provide nesting and protection to various birds. Off-site hn~acts: As previously stated, the mining operation has been in existence some fifty years and has survived floods, changes in the regulatory environment, and continues to supply the citizens of Morgan County with their sand and gravel needs. The adjacent uses are listed below by direction: NORTH: A farming operation, eventually the lower portion of the farm will Become the site for a wastewater treatment facility. EAST: a city pazk owned and operated by the City of Fort Morgan and separated by State Highway 52. SOUTH: evaporation ponds, owned and operated by the western Sugaz Company. WEST: a drainage ditch owned and operated by the Western Sugar Company and land owned by the State of Colorado, Division of Wildlife, which is leased to the City of Fort Morgan as a wildlife habitat.