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4.0 RECLAMATION <br />4.1 Reclamation Accomplished 2000 -2002 <br />Specific areas that were reclaimed during the 2000 - 2001 reporting period <br />included the concrete batch plant area (1.5 acres), the temporary construction <br />lay down and parking area (10.8 acres), and the septic leach field area (0.5 <br />acre) just west of the Piceance Site Processing Plant. These areas were graded <br />to their approximate pre-construction contour, the topsoil salvaged from these <br />areas was replaced from the nearby topsoil stockpile and the areas were <br />reseeded with the permanent reclamation seed mix described in the project's <br />Reclamation Plan. These areas were also fertilized to enhance re-vegetation. <br />In the well field, temporary roads and clearings used during the construction <br />phase to install piping and other equipment were also reclaimed, These areas <br />were ripped, seeded, fertilized, and barricaded to prevent future access and <br />disturbance by motor vehicles. In addition, topsoil piles associated with well <br />pads and roads were seeded, fertilized, and mulched to temporarily establish <br />vegetative cover and minimize erosion. Similarly, exposed road cuts were <br />seeded and fertilized to temporarily establish vegetative cover and minimize <br />erosion. <br />At the Test Mine facility on the east side of the permit area, re-vegetation of the <br />side slope of the Test Mine pad has occurred. A variety of grasses and shrubs <br />have been planted and have reestablished. <br />During the 2001 - 2002 reporting period the 2 acre main topsoil pile was <br />contoured to meet slope requirements and reseeded. Road cuts on the main <br />access road were seeded. Road cuts comprising 6 acres were Hydro-seeded <br />and 2 acres of road cuts were Hydro-seeded and a mulch and tackifier were <br />applied to test this applications ability to encourage establishment of <br />vegetation on these slopes. <br />A total of 7.5 acres of the construction lay-down area were re-seeded. <br />4.2 Reclamation Accomplished 2002 - 2003 <br />During the 2002 - 2003 reporting year there was no actual reclamation work <br />conducted on the project properties. The lessening of the drought conditions in <br />the Piceance Creek area has resulted in increased growth on re-vegetated <br />areas and has allowed better evaluation of areas that need further re-seeding. <br />American Soda, L.L.P. <br />DMG Annual Report <br />July 12, 2003 <br />