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RECLAMATION PLAN <br />unlikely that revegetation would be very successful. Therefore, prior to placing the soil <br />the upper one to two feet of this material will be ripped to alleviate much of the <br />compaction. As an alternative and if there is sufficient soil available, two to three feet of <br />soil could be placed over the compacted ground. With that soil depth a suitable growth <br />medium would be produced. But if only one foot of soil is available then the surface must <br />be ripped. If these lands will be developed at the end of the operation then no soil <br />distribution will occur in this area unless that is a requirement of the new owner and <br />that soil distribution is a part of the sale agreement for this land. <br />Revegetation <br />The revegetation of this site is a multifaceted program. Different types of <br />revegetation will be applied to different areas and therefore this reclamation plan <br />contains several revegetation plans. This plan also contains the topsoil stockpile <br />protection plans, the alternate revegetation plans for the plant site and those portions of <br />the batch plant area that will be reclaimed, and an alternate revegetation plan for the <br />lake basin. <br />Topsoil Stochpile Protection: Topsoil stockpile protection is important to <br />prevent the loss of soil by wind and water erosion. The stockpile will be planted with the <br />following mixture. This planting will be applied to those portions of the stockpile that will <br />no longer receive additional soil. Where additional soil is periodically added to the <br />stockpile, no planting is needed as those areas will be in a highly disturbed condition <br />most of the time and any planting would not have sufficient development time to provide <br />protection. Furthermore, stockpile areas that are frequently disturbed tend to have a very <br />rough surface in contrast to stockpile areas that have been undisturbed for some time. <br />The rough surface tends to capture water and reduce wind erosion. <br />Note that this mixture will also be applied to the industrial areas (e.g. plant site) <br />if development of those areas are not imminent upon completion of the operation. <br />Pueblo East Pit Amendment Exhibit E Page <br />