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Grand <br />junction <br />C O L O R A D O <br />Riverside Parftivay <br /> <br />EXHIBIT "D" -RECLAMATION PLAN Olvlaron or <br />Mrning4Rd~a ~~n®n, <br />a The mining on the site will be completed in the summer of 2007. There is no Y <br />overburden suitable for the reclamation of the site. The remaining soils left after the <br />mining operation is completed will be supplemented with imported soils to create a <br />planting mixture. The planting mixture will also be supplemented with organic materials <br />to complete the seed bed for the area mined. The reclamation of the site will start in the <br />summer of 2007 and be completed by the end of 2008. <br />b The maximum gradient for the slopes will be 3 tot or less. The slopes will be a <br />minimum of 30 feet from the adjacent properties. At the toes of the slopes the <br />excavated areas will have 4 to 1 or flatter slopes that will follow the contours of the <br />claystone layer. See the attached Reclamation Pian. <br />c (i) The planting growth median will be placed and spread to a depth of 6 <br />inches. The City will be making the planting medium from the remaining soils in the <br />excavation, imported soils from other city locations and composted materials from the <br />Mesa County Compost Facility. The final growth median will meet the specifications for <br />topsoil as specified in Section 207 of the Colorado Department of Transportation <br />Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 2005 Edition. <br />(ii) The seeding of the site will be done in the fall 2006 and the spring of 2007. <br />The seeding bed will be disced to 6" depth in preparation for the planting <br />of the seed. <br />(iii) The seeding mix is as follows: <br />NATIVE SEEDING <br />SOIL PREPARATION, SEEDING AND MULCHING WILL BE REQUIRED FOR AN <br />ESTIMATED 14.0 ACRES OF DISTURBED AREA WHICH ARE NOT SURFACED. <br />THE FOLLOWING TYPES AND RATES SHALL BE USED. <br />COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME POUNDS <br />PLS/ACRE <br />CRESTED WHEATGRASS, EPHRAIM AGROPYRON CRISTATUM 'EPHRAIM' 2.5 <br />WESTERN WHEATGRASS, ARRIBA AGROPYRON SMITHII `ARRIBA' 6.5 <br />SMOOTH BROME, LINCOLN BROMUS INERMIS `LINCOLN' 4.0 <br />ALKALI SACATON SPOROBOLUS AIROIDES' 0.5 <br />VIVA GALLETA GRASS HILARIA JAMESII 'VIVA' 2.5 <br />ORCHARD GRASS, PAIUTE DACTYUS GOMERATA `PAIUTE' 1.0 <br />PERENNIAL RYEGRASS, TETRAPLOID POLIUM PERENNE L. 2.5 <br />OATS OR WINTER WHEAT 6.0 <br />2529 HIGH COUNTRY COURT, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81501 P[970] 256 4177 F[970] 256 4014 riversideokwy(a~eicitv.ore <br />