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5~ V. EXHIBIT E -RECLAMATION PLAN NARRATIVE 5-Ol. GENERAL Reclamation is the process of initiating and accelerating the natural trend toward recovery of disturbed land areas. The existing land use in the vicinity of the Morrison Quarry consists primarily of open space, ranching and use by wildlife. The operator has substantially completed sustained reclamation of portions of the old North Quatry area and part of the upper west side of the Central Quatry as wildlife habitat which was the undisturbed land use prior to mining on the permit site. This experience has helped to refine a reclamation process which is adaptable to the land use and local climatological factors. The more recent reclamation experience in the Central Quarry has resulted in a plan to better reclaim upper portions of the west ends of the old North Quarry and the planned South Quarry to improve visual impacts of mining at the site. Mining of [he quarry will be accomplished as described in Exhibit D, Mining Plan. The final mine configuration will include mining of the uppermost benches on the west and north sides of the North Quarry with 40 ft highwalls and 40 to 60 ft benches. Additionally, a fill slope will be constructed in the southwest comer of the North Quarry. Upper portions of the west and north sides of the North Quarry, as well as the west side of the South Quarry, will be mined to 40 ft highwall and 40 ft to 60 ft bench, and 80 ft highwall and 80 ft bench configurations to allow for placement of additional reclamation backfill to provide enhanced visual reclamation of portions of the quarry that will be visible to surrounding communities as part of the Front Range backdrop. The remaining, less visible, portions of the quarry will be mined with potentially steeper 80 ft highwalls and 40 ft to 80 ft benches where geotechnical conditions allow. Gradual transition zones between adjacent areas with differing highwall and bench configurations will be constructed as necessary. Reclamation will include construction of one temporary and one permanent reservoir [o be conveyed to the 'Town of Morrison. The reservoir sites will be in the deepest portions of the Central and North Quarries. In 'the Annexation Agreement, they are referred to as Reservoir Sites No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. The maximum proposed pool elevation in the Central Quarry Reservoir is EI.6,485 ft. No specific pool elevation ;has been determined at this time for the proposed North Quarry Reservoir, but i[ is anticipated to be between EI. 6,000 ft and 6,050 ft. .Above circumferential access/maintenance roadways surrounding the reservoir sites, benches will be reclaimed by backfill placement, topsoiling, and revegetation. Concurrent reclamation is planned such that, as much as is practical, revegetation of upper benches will occur prior to opening lower benches that expose them. .Reclamation will follow excavation downward with a general lag of about three to five benches between active mining and reclamation activities. This exhibit describes the plan for the reclamation of the quarry during and after mining specifically describing the overburden/topsoil placement procedures, grading, revegetation, schedule and post-restoration management. c:weaECrs~zoxmaonr~snnsFxoos.rxr V - l