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<br />EVERHART GRAVEL PIT <br />EXHIBIT E <br />S~ <br />Reclamation Plan: <br /> <br />Pueblo County will follow the reclamation plan as prepared by the U.S. Natural <br />Resource Conservation Service and attached hereto. <br />The property will be reclaimed to rangeland. We estimate that four acres will be <br />disturbed every five years. Reclamation should occur every four to six acres of <br />depleted area. This shall be done to keep the disturbed area to a minimum and <br />minimize the impact to the surrounding area. <br />Topsoil shall be stockpiled towards the east of the pit face so that it can be deposited <br />down onto the slopes once the face has been mined out. The topsoil shall be <br />preserved with the same seed mixture shown on the attached plan. Per our <br />discussions with inspectors from the Division of Minerals & Geology we will refrain from <br />the "smooth, uniform slope" look we have done in previous mine reclamations. Our <br />equipment operators will institute more of a "rolling hill" surface that will hopefully blend <br />in with the natural surroundings. <br />We will be keeping a buffer of 150 to 200 feet of undisturbed vegetation between <br />the mine area and the Red Creek. This is similar to what has been done in the <br />Popes No. 1 Pit and it appears to work adequately to catch any silt or sediment <br />that would otherwise enter the Red Creek. <br />Revisions noted in bold. <br />10/21/97 <br />