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EXHIBIT E <br />Reclamation Plan <br />Water storage and wetland/riparian mitigation will be the final reclaimed use for the Wattenberg <br />Lakes site. In this area of Weld County, mining and water storage are a predominant land use <br />along the South Platte River. Therefore, the proposed post mining use is compatible with <br />surrounding land uses. Ponds 1, 2, and 3 will be reclaimed as water storage reservoirs with a <br />storage capacity of approximately 3,800 acre-ft. The remaining area within the proposed permit <br />boundary will consist of reservoir shoreline, backfilled wetland/riparian mitigation azeas, access <br />roads, and reclaimed or otherwise undisturbed land. The approximate acreage of each of these <br />azeas is: <br />Final Land Use Area acres <br />Reservoirs 199 <br />Backfilled/wetland re lacement areas 40 <br />Access roads 6 <br />Reclaimed or undisturbed land 176 <br />TOTAL 421 <br />Some roads inside the proposed permit boundary will remain for accessing and maintaining the <br />reservoirs, wetland mitigation azeas, and oil wells. The existing vehicle access road over the <br />southern end of the Huett Seepage Ditch will remain. Unimproved roads azound all reservoirs <br />will also remain. <br />Conveyor systems and bridges will be removed from the site during final reclamation activities. <br />Roads not necessary for future access and other disturbed areas associated with the conveyor <br />system will be reclaimed with vegetative cover to stabilize the soil and minimize erosion. <br />Portions or all of the concrete anchors used for the conveyor bridge over the South Platte River <br />may remain in place following reclamation. Any portions of the anchors left in place will be <br />below the existing ground level. <br />Water Storage Reservoirs <br />In genera], the mining areas will be mined to the claystone bedrock. The relatively impermeable <br />bedrock will makeup the bottom of the reservoirs in Ponds 1, 2, and 3. The reservoirs will also <br />be sepazated from the surrounding alluvial aquifer by a slurry wall. The slurry wall will be <br />keyed into the bedrock material and extend upward through the entire length of the saturated <br />alluvium. Design specifications and quality control procedures used during construction of the <br />slurry wall will ensure that the reservoirs meet State Engineer's Office (SEO) performance <br />standards for permeability. Specific specifications and quality control procedures will be <br />provided to the Division for review, in the form of a technical revision, prior to construction of <br />the slurry walls. During reclamation activities, the slurry wall will be monitored for compliance <br />with the SEO performance standard. <br />Wanenberg Laken <br />DMG 712 Permit <br />Page 9 <br />