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<br />• _ <br />EXHIBIT E [Revised 3-IO-78) <br />RECLAMATION PLAN <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Conditions and factors peculiar to this quarry that have <br />a bearing on final reclamation are as follows. <br />(i) Production of Portland cement was started in this area <br />at an. early date because of the extent of the limestone <br />bluffs and outcrops along the Arkansas river and creeks. <br />(ii) Rough and extremely poor soil conditions over about 80 <br />percent of Ideal's property in the area, and insufficient <br />precipitation has restricted general surface use to low <br />value grazing. Higher value use has been limited to <br />• upper valley areas where irrigation was practical. The <br />farmlands to the north around Penrose are an example of <br />this use. <br />(iii) Lands to be affected by future quarry activity will <br />generally be graded to be Iess steep than the original <br />surfaces_ Surface soils located in portions of upper <br />valleys are not sufficient for final grading of all <br />affected lands. Substitution of next hest shales, gravels, <br />etc. will be required. <br />(iv) Ideal feels that in general, affected land can be econ- <br />omically reclaimed to an appearance and use equal or <br />slightly improved over the original conditions. See also <br />Exhibit I for the Soil Conservation Service generalized <br />• soil survey interpretations. <br />