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EXHIBIT E Reclamation Plan Developed water storage and pastureland will be the final reclaimed use for the Wagner/Kauffinan Pit #3 site. The site is zoned for industrial uses and, in this area of Larimer County, agriculture, mining, and post mining open space are predominant land uses along the Big Thompson River. Therefore, the proposed post mining use is compatible with surrounding land uses. Phase I and areas of Phase II will be backfilled, graded, and seeded to create pastureland. The majority of Phase II and Phase III will be reclaimed as water storage reservoirs with a storage capacity of approximately 2,000 acre-ft (see Reclamation Plan Map, Exhibit F). The remaining area within the proposed permit boundary will consist of reservoir shoreline, access roads, and reclaimed or otherwise undisturbed land. The approximate acreage of each of these azeas is: Final Land Use Area (acres) Reservoirs 115 Pastureland 97 Access roads 1 Reclaimed or undisturbed land 28 TOTAL 241 Some roads inside the proposed permit boundary will remain for accessing and maintaining the reservoirs and pastureland. The existing vehicle access road between Phase I and Phase II will remain. Unimproved roads azound all reservoirs will also remain. Water Storage Reservoirs In general, the mining areas will be mined to the claystone bedrock. The relatively impermeable bedrock will makeup the bottom of the reservoirs in Phase II and Phase III. The reservoirs will also be sepazated from the surrounding alluvial aquifer by a clay liner side slope. The liner will be part of the reservoir embankment, keyed into the bedrock material, and extending upwazd through the entire height of the saturated alluvium. Design specifications and quality control procedures used during construction of the liner will ensure that the reservoirs meet State Engineer's Office (SEO) performance standazds for permeability. During reclamation activities, the liner will be monitored for compliance with design specifications as presented on Exhibit F, Reclamation Plan Map. All reservoir slopes left by the mining operation will be reclaimed to at least 3H:1 V final grade. Reclamation of the side slopes will be concurrent with mining activities, with reclamation activities following as closely behind the mining operation as possible. Since reclamation will be concurrent with mining, most soil, overburden, and bedrock material excavated during mining will be used almost immediately. Bedrock claystone and overburden material will be placed Jake Kauffman and Son, lnc. -Wagner/Kauffman A'( OMG 112 Permit Amendment Page 8