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initial production period from the Phase II Pit would last approximately 4 years. As the mining advances in an easterly direction, cover material will be trucked directly from the area stripped to the reclaimed area, graded to final contours and then re-seeded. Refer to Exhibit F, Reclamation plan for reclamation sequence. The material removed from the pit will be hauled to a portable crushing and screening unit by the front-end loader as it is removed from the pit. This crushing and screening plant will size the gravel material and direct it to stockpiles for reloading and hauling off-site. The screening and crushing plant will be powered by a portable dieseUelectric generating set with a 350 gallon fuel tank, positioned nearby. The operator has no plans for an office, but will have a truck trailer converted to a material shed located nearby the crusher and material removal operation. A portable sanitation facility ("porta- potti") will be located near the supply trailer. A 1500 gallon fuel storage tank for fueling equipment and the generator fuel storage tank will be located on site. All of the above equipment is portable and will be relocated (always kept on disturbed areas) as the mining face advances to reduce loader cycle times and facilitate reclamation. The Operator will place its surface fuel tank(s) in appropriate bermed and plastic lined containments. The containments) will be capable of containing the volume of the largest tank within the bermed area plus 3 inches of freeboard to allow for precipitation. Any 55 gallon drums stored outside will also be placed within appropriate spill containment sized as explained above. The gravel wash plant will consist of a 4' X 12' triple deck screen with spray bars on all decks. The sand screw is 36-inches in diameter and 36-feet long. Water will be obtained from a non jurisdictional dam. The right to utilize water from the non jurisdictional dam are discussed in Exhibit G. The water will be pumped to a small pond in the Phase I pit area. A 30 horse power 3" X 4" centrifugal pump will provide water to the screen deck and sand screw. Water will be re-circulated through the small pond, so sediment will accumulate in the pond. The pond will be cleaned as necessary. The sediment will be spread in isolated portions of the pit area, allowed to dry, and then the dried sediment will be incorporated into the pit backfill. The right to utilize water from the non jurisdictional dam are discussed in Exhibit G. Any hazardous materials/petroleum products stored in the storage trailer will be stored on a containment or in a cabinet designed for the purpose of providing secondary containment of spills. A semi portable truck scale will be installed near the property entrance along the haulage road near its intersection with the Redvale Road. This scale will be mounted on three concrete piers measuring 18"wide x 12"high x 8'long. Louisiana Land and Gravel Company, LLC entered into an agreement with Farmer's Water Development Company (Farmer's) to install a clay liner in the section of the Gurley Ditch that runs along the northeast side of Phase I prior to excavating within 200 feet of the ditch. The agreement between the Operator and Farmers is to line the ditch with 12-inches of compacted clay, then place riprap over the clay. The clay is to be obtained from the Angie Pit. It was tested by Lambert and Associates. The remolded permeability test results showed a permeability of 1.3 x 10-7 cm/sec, see pages D-5, D-6 & D-7. The ditch is to be a trapezoidal section, 5-feet wide on the bottom, with 2H:1 V side slopes. The 12-inch thick compacted clay liner is to extend up the side slopes at least four vertical feet, nine feet measured on the slope. The rip-rap is to be well graded, 6-inch minus, 6-inches thick. This clay liner protected by rip-rap will provide a stable and nearly impermeable ditch section. D-2