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EXHIBIT E — Reclamation Plan <br />The primary reclamation plan for the pit is to allow the floodwaters of Sandy Creek to smooth <br />out and reclaim the creek flow area. That portion of the pit will essentially be returned to being a <br />dry, creek bed at the completion of the operation. The current creek area only has a vegetative <br />cover in dry periods. Floodwaters destroy such vegetation periodically. No topsoil will be put in <br />the creek bed since it would only be washed downstream during the next heavy rainfall. The <br />area on each side of the creek and the creek banks will be back sloped from the bottom of the pit <br />area to the original ground elevation at a slope no steeper than 3:1. Those areas will have topsoil <br />replaced, then be seeded according to recommendations received from the Haxtun Natural <br />Resource Conservation Service. <br />a) The creek bed currently has gravel at the surface. There is no topsoil in the creek bed <br />itself. Areas lying outside the creek bed have topsoil ranging from 4 -5" in depth. The stockpiled <br />topsoil will be spread evenly over the prepared area. All topsoil will be replaced before seeding <br />of the pit occurs. We estimate that approximately 3' to 5" of topsoil will be replaced during <br />reclamation. All of the stockpiled topsoil will be returned, but the depth could vary depending <br />on what was stockpiled in that particular area. <br />That topsoil will be stockpiled and returned during the reclamation process. Those areas will be <br />re- seeded, as recommended by the attached Phillips County NRCS seeding recommendation, <br />when completed. The seeded area will enhance wildlife in the area. Seeding rates per acres of <br />pure live seed suggested are 2.2 pounds of Big Bluestem, 2.0 pounds of Switchgrass, 1.0 pound <br />of Yellow Indian Grass, 1.6 pounds of Western Wheat grass, and 0.8 pounds of Alfalfa. The <br />seeding will utilize NRCS standard practice 590 and 595 regarding fertilizer and weed control. <br />We plan to utilize a no -till drill to seed the grass. If seed were broadcast, the rates would be <br />doubled. The site will be inspected for noxious weeds on a regular basis. The two driveways <br />will remain for use by the land owner. <br />a) Slopes no greater than 3:1 will be left in the completed pit. <br />b) Sloping will occur as material is mined. <br />c) Any internal haul roads will be reclaimed as the pit is closed. The access driveways <br />will be left intact once the mining is complete. <br />d) There are no other reclamation treatments to note for this site. <br />