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RECLAMA)76NPLAN[8ev#2] —Bellino Pit George Reed,Inc. Page 4 II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED MINING OPERATION (continued) C. Minine Plan 1.Overatine Plan Excavation is by the open pit method beginning at the Southeast comer of Phase I, moving in a Northerly direction, then continuing in a North to South/South to North configuration. This course of excavation will continue in Phases 11 and III. Excavation depths average±35'. Overburden ranges in depth from 0' to f20', with sand and gravel depths averaging from ±12' to t39'. Excavation will commence within 18 months after obtaining a permit and will terminate with total reclamation within 12 years, dependent upon demand for materials. Excavation occurs approximately 180 days in a year. Weather conditions and market factors can alter this approximation. Excavation activity typically occurs between March— October of each year, and will be limited to a weekly schedule of Monday—Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, except during periods of declared national,state,or county emergency or inclement weather. Equipment to be used at the project site consists of: • Scrapers/Dozers to remove overburden • Backhoe/Excavator to remove sand and gravel • Trucks(2)to transport materials to the existing processing facility on the South side of River Road • Motor Grader and Scraper to level and contour site for final reclamation • Water Truck to spread water and dust palliatives within project area All on-site equipment is mobile. No permanent or temporary storage areas are designated. Equipment parking areas will fluctuate depending on project phases and time of year. 2,3.Topsoil/Overburden After the project has commenced and the pattern of extraction has been established, overburden material from the active mining area is continually transferred to the previously mined areas utilizing scrapers and motor graders, which in tum classify the material and maintain 2:1 slopes. Said slopes will be planted with resident hybrid erosion control seed mixture when such measures are deemed to be necessary. Reclamation proceeds concurrently with excavation activities. Temporary storage area locations for topsoil and prime agricultural soil will vary depending upon which phase the project is in. Appropriate areas within each phase will be designated as the project progresses. Length of time that each storage area exists cannot be fully determined since it is a variable that will be dependent upon weather conditions and market factors. 4.Mine Waste Sand and Gravel will be processed at the existing processing plant located on the North side of the Stanislaus River, which operates under Waste Discharge Facility Id No. 5B392029001. There will be no waste discharge associated with the excavation under this permit/reclamation plan. All excavated materials will either be processed or used for reclamation. D. Size 1. Total Acreage to be permitted: t80 2. Total acreage to be disturbed: +71 3. Total acreage to be reclaimed: +71 E. Water Requirements The only water required for the project is used for dust suppression at the excavation site and haul roads during the removal and transporting of sand and gravel to the processing plant. If conditions necessitate v terinn it will he nhmined either from the on-site well or the nrocessina plant.