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Page 2 9-18-95 Addendum to Sokol pit application ~M-80-193 It is our intent to have open, stripped, only enough area to satisfy our needs for several months. This is not altogether altruistic, but more practical. This 40 acres is projected to last us well into the first quarter of the next century. As our needs vary from year to year some years we will take 20-30 thousand tons from any given pit, by the same token we may not use a pit for several years. Our use is therefore assumed to be approximately two acres per year. Typically the topsoil from the stripped area is placed in such a way and manner that it is easily available to reclaim the area behind us. Thus we have a dynamic pit that is being used and reclaimed at the same time. Any excess topsoil is moved to the boundary of the pit, stockpiled, seeded and ready for the final reclamation. In any case as we exhaust an area it is our practice to reclaim it. If that needs to be spelled out I hereby make that commitment. The problem with showing a phased plan is that we do not know which portion of the face we will be working at any given time. As the material is not uniform we use different material from different areas for different types of jobs. i.e. shouldering, backfilling, or surfacing. Maybe this wasn't clear, i apologize. Exhibit E As stated above as we move toward the northeast we will necessarily have exhausted the boundary on the north, south and some portion of the east wall. As it becomes practical we will reclaim any area where we are at the pit limit. As we will have an open strip of land at the mining face we will keep this rim at a minimum. Typically this area is a hundred to a hundred fifty feet wide. Rainfall in this area is ephemeral and thus most unpredictable from year to year. It has been our experience that we need to seed our reclaimed areas several times to get an acceptable stand of grasses. As an interim solution we often place straw bales along contours to function as benches for erosion control. During the time of year when this area is used for grazing the lessee erects a temporary electric fence around the mining area and thus cattle have not been a problem. If this practice stops I rather imagine we would protect our interest and place a temporary fence around the area. Exhibit F As to the haul roads inside the area. They will indeed be reclaimed. The road depicted to the north serves as access to our, the Department of Transportation, and the Sheriff's, communications tower. This road is used frequently and will not be reclaimed. As a matter of record this road (see the map) is owned by E1 Paso County in fee simple. It is identified as parcel 144 and because we, the DOT, are submitting this application we did not feel it necessary to so inform ourselves. Exhi it R ~ ~ee attached receipt. ~~ ,~ ,~,ty,v ~ ,