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EXHIBIT E -Reclamation Plan 16.4.51 <br />(2) <br />(a) It is the intent of the owner/operator to reclaim the affected area to <br />meet the criteria of a proposed post-mining residential development. It <br />is not yet known the extent of mining related activity within the <br />"Possible Affected Area" as shown on Exhibit F. A conveyance corridor <br />and/ ar a haul road may be necessary across this area to move mined <br />material from Phase E to the aggregate plant location. It is likely the <br />permanent roadway proposed and shown on Exhibit F will provide for <br />this corridor. As mentioned in Exhibit D, mining will be sequential in <br />nature with no more than ten acres being mined at one time. Thus, <br />reclamation throughout all phases will be pertormed in the same <br />manner. Reclamation efforts will vary between the mining phases and <br />are discussed as follows: <br />Phases A, B and C -The type of reclamation proposed for these <br />phases is to replace the mined area with 1' - 2' of overburden and <br />4" - 8" of available topsoil. The post-mining slope along the eastern <br />mining limits will be graded to no less than a 3:1 slope ratio. The <br />method proposed to replace overburden and topsoil wiN involve slot <br />dozing the respective material from atop the eastern and peripheral <br />mining boundaries. The area will then be graded to meet the post- <br />mining development requirements. The total mined area of Phases <br />A,B and C to be reclaimed is approximately 49 acres. <br />Phase D -The owner/operator intends to create a 4 - 6 acre <br />reservoir within this phase following mining. The depth of this <br />reservoir will be determined by the thickness of gravel bearing <br />material encountered during mining. The bank slopes will be <br />regraded to no less than a 3:1 slope ratio. 4" - 8" of topsoil will be <br />replaced along the slope bank surface utilizing slot dozing from the <br />phase perimeter. Finish grading will then occur. <br />Phase E -This phase exhibits no topsoil. The area that has been <br />deforested and currently has sporadic sage growth present. The <br />type of reclamation proposed here is to replace overburden to a <br />depth of 1' - 2' utilizing the earthmoving method discussed above. <br />It is proposed that the surface of this phase be graded and <br />stabilized for future residential development. Methods of <br />stabilization may involve seeding with dry land grasses andlor the <br />spreading of gravel bearing material. <br />