2004-05-19_REVISION - M1979205 ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: M1979205
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 5/19/2004
• Doc Name: Amendment Appl
• From: Oldcastle SW Group Inc dba United Companies of Mesa County
• To: DMG
• Type & Sequence: AM2
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Reclamation Plan Exhibit E
General Plan
Prior to mining, the site existed as irrigated field, riparian, and wetland azeas. As much as
possible, the wetland and riparian azeas will be avoided during mining. Most areas disturbed
by mining will be reclaimed as lakes or shelf wetlands. Disturbed ground outside the lake and
perimeter wetlands will be reclaimed as dry rangeland. Disturbance azound the pits will be
caused by the installation of topsoil stockpiles, overburden stockpiles, and water handling
structwes such as berms, ditches, and settling ponds. To minimize final reclamation tasks,
mining phases will be prompty reclaimed after mining has been completed. Final reclamation
tasks for the pit will include: final grading of slopes for Scott Expansion Area 3-Phase 5,
topsoiling of Area 3-Phase 5, and dry rangeland seeding of Area 3-Phase 5 and wetland seeding
of Area 3 and the original pit. It should be noted that the shelf wetlands and fringe wetlands to
be restored faz exceed wetland areas to be disturbed. This is part of the plan to offset the value
of the riparian areas which will be removed.
Reclamation Areas
Type Area (acres) Notes
Open Water (Original 34.65 Approximate area based on elevation of
Pit) 531 I'
Dry Rangeland 22.87
(Original Pit)
Created Wetland 1.30 Based on a 5' wide fringe along entire
(Original Pit) lake border
Undisturbed (Original 12.93
Pit)
Open Water (Scott 57.26
Expansion)
Dry Rangeland (Swtt 8.65
Expansion)
Created Wetlands 9.13 Wetland Shelves and 5' Fringe Wetland
(Scot[ Expansion)
Undisturbed We[!and 13.64 Primarily the oxbow
(Scott Expansion)
Other Undisturbed 12.35 Includes river channel
(Scott Expansion)
Total Permit Area 172.7s
Earthwork Plan
Mining highwalls will be kept at neaz vertical until approaching within 45 feet of the mining
limits. The slope will then be laid back to the 2H:1 V slope. The slopes will be backfilled with
either overburden or material excavated from the shelf wetlands. Ramps into the pits will be
left as shallow 7H:1 V sloped areas. To minimize final reclamation tasks, slopes will be
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