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EXHIBIT D Mining Plan The proposed amendment area for the Mined Land Reclamation Board (MLRB) 25 Avenue Site is currently included in MLRB Permit M- 1977 -081, Greeley West Pit. This application removes the proposed amendment area from the existing Greeley West Pit Permit and adds it to the 25 Avenue Site Permit. The remainder of the Greeley West Pit Site is unaffected by the proposed amendment. Upon approval of the 25 Avenue Site amendment, the amendment area will be released from the Greeley West Pit Permit. Introduction and Overview The current 25 Avenue Site permit is owned by the City of Greeley, contains a below -grade water reservoir, and is permitted for a final land use of developed water resources. Most of the infrastructure has been installed for the reservoir and the site is an active water storage facility. Additionally, the 25 Avenue Site is open to limited public access for fishing and non -water contact recreation. A concrete, publically accessed recreational trail (the Poudre Trail) also runs across the north side of the site adjacent to the south bank of the Cache la Poudre River (see Exhibit C -1). The 25 Avenue Site Permit was permitted for 89.16 acres, including nearly one mile of the 35 Avenue 30 -foot right -of -way (ROW). Along with this amendment application, a release of performance and financial warranties has been submitted to remove the ROW from the permit area, reducing the 25 Avenue Site Permit acreage to 87.05 acres. The Greeley West Pit site is currently owned by Cottonwood Land and Farms, LLC and Double SM Farms and consists of previously mined areas and additional areas disturbed by mining. The site contains four excavated mine pits that have been partially reclaimed into four groundwater ponds surrounded by upland areas of backfill and graded material (see Exhibit C -1). Two adjoining ponds are located in the southwest corner of the amendment area, another is located in the southeast corner, and one is found in the northeast corner (see Exhibit C -1). It is believed that the ponds are approximately 20 feet deep. The two SW ponds have a combined surface area of about 32.5 acres and the SE and NE ponds have surface acreages of approximately 29.5 and 13.5, respectively. The Poudre Trail runs through the northeast portion of the amendment area adjacent to the south bank of the Poudre River and just north of the NE Pond. To contain public access, the Poudre Trail and current 25 Avenue Site are separated from the Greeley West Pit area by a 10 -foot chain link fence. Permit Boundary Definition The 25 Avenue Site is bounded by the Poudre River to the north, the Greeley West Pit to the east and south, and 35 Avenue to the west. Upon approval of the proposed amendment area, the majority of the site will remain south of the Cache la Poudre River (see Exhibit C -1). The east and west boundaries will be bound by 25 Avenue and 35 Avenue, respectively. At the southern permit boundary, most of the permit area will not extend to F Street. Although a portion of the permit area will border F Street, for most of the southern boundary the Colorado and Southern Railroad and Pulliam Subdivision will be between the proposed permit boundary Greeley 25 Avenue Site DRMS 112 Permit Amendment Application Page 4