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February 3, 1983 Mr. Joseph G. Zalkind Page 2 Reclamation for 1983 For 1983, our reclamation plan will consist of a minimal amount of bank sloping and topping on the west side of the pit. This is because we will not be disturbing any additional land due to the dredging operation. Also, it should be mentioned that we are planning to install a pivot sprinkler at the southwest corner of the pit. This sprinkler will have a windshield movement and will water the greater portion of all the land we own. Included will be a portion of the affected land northwest of the present pit and a low marshy area to the southwest of the pit that we filled in previously, as part of our 1981 reclamation plan. Total number of acres reclaimed for 1983 will be less than one-half acre. SUMMARY OF RECLAMATION COMPLETED 1978-1982 1978 The first year, our reclamation plan consisted of first, sloping the east and south sides of our pit. This was done with a D-9 dozer. Imme- diately following, a scraper deposited over-burden, which was removed from the dragline excavation area along the east and south banks. The dozer was again used to push the topsoil down and over the sloped bank. Approx- imately four to six inches of topsoil was deposited on banks. In addition to using topsoil on banks, the excess was hauled by scraper to fill in an old pit north of office, which was termed "fill in area" in our mining and reclamation plan. Approximately two to three months after topsoil had been placed on banks, numerous types of vegetation started to appear and take hold. At the present, there are native willow trees, sunflowers, natural wheats and grains, wild grasses, alfalfa plants, sweet clover, wild flowers, and many other numerous plants and shrubs growing along the banks. Also that same year, we stocked approximately two hundred to four hundred rainbow trout, two to four inches long. By the fall of that same year, some of them had grown to five or six inches long. Total affected land for 1978 amounted to between five and six acres. Total reclaimed land for 1978 amounted to between two and three acres. 1979 The second year our mining plan consisted of removing over-burden on approximately one acre of land along the north bank of the pit, and then making two swaths with the dragline, excavating pitrun gravel to a depth of about 15 feet. Reclamation consisted of taking the over-burden to the old pit that we are reclaiming north of our office. Also a chain link fence was installed along the north side of this fill-area. Total amount-affected land was two acres. Total amount of reclaimed acreage was less than one acre.