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RECLAMATION PLAN <br />EXHI I E <br />• RECLAMATION P~ <br />OVERVIEW: Because of the poor soil quality and general lack of precipitation, the <br />reclamation of the Fountain Colony Pit will not be especially easy. Furthermore, <br />the upper, weathered portions of the Pierre Shale underlying the gravel will <br />require careful design considerations. <br />The final land use proposed for the area will be as a developed area for <br />industrial and/or residential purposes. In order to provide satisfactory <br />reclamation security, an "alternate" plan is also included which will revegetate <br />the land after mining is completed on any particular phase. In the event that <br />development does not occur in a suitably brief period after completion of mining <br />of any particular portion of the project, the revegetation plan would be <br />implemented to provide for suitable protection of the surface from wind and water <br />erosion and return the land temporarily to a rangeland use. <br />• Topsail will be replaced. It must be replaced because the weathered, upper <br />portions of the Pierre Shale underneath the gravel would be exceedingly difficult <br />to revegetate. There does not appear to be any lack of soil. In fact, in some <br />areas, the soil and overburden layer is almost too thick. But from a reclamation <br />point of view this is a benefit because there is a severe lack of soil on areas <br />where the gravel is very near the surface. <br />The final topography will not actually change much after completion of the <br />mining and reclamation. The gravel layer is only about 20 to 30 feet thick. <br />After removal of the gravel the surface will be lowered a comparable amount. The <br />actual configuration will not change much from its current condition as a plateau <br />or mesa like structure with steep slopes extending to the Fountain Creek <br />floodplain. <br />• page 1 of 10 E)thibit E <br />