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<br />EXHIBIT E <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />a) The property is currently being ranched. The goal of the reclamation is to return <br />all of the disturbed area back to ranching purposes as soon as the mining is completed in <br />each phase. Once all six phases have been mined, the pit is anticipated to have a <br />cotercial land use. <br />The reclamation would consist of returning the overburden (from 30" to 60") to <br />the pit floor, and spreading the salvaged topsoil (between 6" to 12'7 on the overburden. <br />Scrapers and dozers can be used to spread the overburden and topsoil. The steep side <br />slopes of the pit will be revegetated with a seed mix dominated with native plants and <br />some agricultural plants (to be described later). The bottom of the pit would be seeded <br />with agricultural grasses and forties. These sites can be revegetated by broadcast seeding <br />or drill seeded. <br />b) The Gypsum Ranch Sand and Gravel Pit is in the Resource Zone District of the <br />Eagle County Land Use Regulations. Within this zone district, industrial and commercial <br />uses such as a gravel pit, landscaping business and contractor storage are allowed by a <br />Special Use Permit and agricultural uses such as cattle and harvesting hay are permitted <br />as ause-by-right. <br />The Eagle County Airport is a few hundred yards to the south of this project. The <br />commercial /industrial development, Airport Gateway Center, is located to the south of <br />this project. The Lehmann Gravel Pit, being operated by Elam Construction, is located <br />south of the main access point for the Gypsum Ranch Property. The Daniels property is <br />located to the east of this site and is a landscaping business and contractor storage. The <br />Nottingham Gravel Pit is located east of the Daniel's property. The land use of the <br />property to the west is irrigated pasture for cattle and was also recently approved for a <br />Special Use Permit for gravel extraction by Eagle County. The Eagle River is located <br />along the northern property line. <br />One of the statements in the Eagle County Master Plan (1996) is to "require new <br />development to be set back an appropriate minimum distance from all rivers and tributary <br />creeks." The operators and planners of this gravel pit have met with Eagle County <br />officials, along with a Division of Wildlife representative, to determine the appropriate <br />setback for this pit. Only the upper terrace of this pazcel will be mined. The lower <br />terrace and the floodplain for the Eagle River will not be disturbed by this mining <br />operation. <br />An Implementing Action within the Eagle County Master Plan, is to "use non- <br />renewable resources (such as gravel) before allowing development over or adjacent to <br />them." The gravel will be mined from this site prior to implementing further <br />development on the site. <br />