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~xhibit E • Rec 1 aria t i on STROt1G FARPI nl As the vet pit extraction area progresses and gravel is removed, overburden and topsoil will be replaced to an elevation above the natural water table, leveled, and reseeded to pasture grass. Backfilling is being done concur- rently with mining operations. Topsoil will be scattered on the backfilled area to a depth of 4 inches. The post-mining land use will be agricultural, which fits into the surrounding land, as the surrounding land is agricultural. Plo residential or commercial areas are in the vicinity. The slopes of the land of the reclaimed area will be a minimum of 3:1 around the boundary of the pit area. The reclaimed area will be leveled sufficiently to permit normal vehicular travel over the area and to permit the normal use of farm machinery in seeding and maintenance operations. As pasture land, this will fit into the adjacent land use with no problems. Overburden and topsoil will be stockpiled adjacent to the mined area, and will be replaced to an elevation above the normal water table for final leveling and reseeding. In the sandy loam area, grama, little bluestem, wheatgrass are suitable interseeder or a firm, prior to seeding, and a proven most successful. switchgrass, sand bluestem, sand reed grass, sideoats blue grama, pubescent wheatgrass and intermediate for seedinn. For successful seeding, use of an dean sorghum stubble, prepared the growing season grass drill are required. Early sprinn seeding has Management of vegetation on the Aquolls and Aquepts soil should be based on taking half and leaving half of the total annual production. Switchgrass, big bluestem, Indiangrass, western wheatgrass, pubescent wheatgrass, inter- mediate wheatgrass, tall wheatgrass and tall fescue are suitable for seedinn. A firm, prepared seedbed and a grass drill should be used. Early spring seeding is most successful. S~' ~ ° ~~- .A a I • . r Dy,. ~... ~ .'~