2012-02-24_REVISION - M1999120 (7)

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Exhibit E RECLAMATION PLAN Overview Unless specifically discussed below, the methods described and approved in the original Reclamation Plan will remain un- changed. This will remain a dry mining operation. MAPExHIBITC shows the current permit area and the area being added to the permit. The current post mining land uses are listed as developed water storage and wildlife habitat. We are changing this plan to developed water storage surrounded by access roads and revege- tated areas. The setbacks and side slopes from the existing surface to the waters edge will be resoiled and revegetated using the methods described in the existing plan. We are removing the end use listing of "wildlife habitat" because it infers that the site will be developed primarily for wildlife use which is not compatible with a developed water storage complex. However, wildlife are expected to use the lakes and surrounding areas. As with the currently permitted mine area, the new proper- ties will be reclaimed as lined water storage reservoirs. Each of the additional properties will either be sealed with a slurry wall or clay liner. The applicant proposes to bond each phase prior to mining and to determine the type of lining prior to posting a bond for that phase. Please refer to TABLE E -1 RECLAMATION TIMETABLE for information on each Phase of Reclamation. Reclamation Plan Currently, the mine site is primarily irrigated agricultural land. The area is broken into 6 different use areas. Please refer to the VEGETATION MAP in ExHIBIT I/J for the location of each area described. The current uses are, mining area; non - irrigated pasture; irrigated crop areas; ditch & river corridors, oil /gas operations areas and high capacity gas pipeline ROW's. The agricultural uses will continue as mining progresses until an area is taken out of agricultural production. There is no native vegetation present on the agricultural areas because of the intensive agricultural practices that have taken place on the land. In most cases the oil /gas operations areas have little vegetation and the high pressure gasline ROW's have been farmed for many years and vegetation cover on those areas is consistent with farmed areas. The narrow band along Little Dry Creek /Slate Ditch has been constantly disturbed by ditch maintenance leaving only the river corridor with vegetation that may be considered native. The typical vegetation descriptions that have been submitted in ExHIBITSI&J in previous permitting packets will match these agricultural uses as the crops rotate throughout the years. The RECLAMATION PLAN MAP shows the sloping plan and areas that will be reservoir areas in this plan. Under the contract with City of Aurora for the water storage reservoirs, the applicant has to turn over to Aurora, for contin- ued development, any reservoirs that have been significantly reclaimed. It has been agreed that this condition will exist once a reservoir liner has been certified by the State Engineer's Office, sloped and resoiled but may still need to be revegetated. During Aurora's development, any revegetated areas will be dis- turbed, destroying any grass planted. To avoid the expense of 9