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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 11 of 21 <br />11. Mining <br /> <br />There shall be no filling, excavation, dredging, mining or drilling, removal of topsoil, <br />sand, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials; and no change in the topography of the land <br />in any manner except as necessary for the purpose of combating erosion or flooding in <br />accordance with the Conservation Plan and as reasonably necessary for any maintenance, <br />construction or reconstruction on the Property permitted herein. Disturbed areas for the purpose <br />of removing soil, gravel, rock, peat, minerals or other materials necessary for permitted <br />customary agricultural uses on the Property will be limited to one (1) acre in total surface area <br />and will be restored as soon as practicable after the disturbance. Grantor reserves the right to <br />bury dead livestock on the Property provided that disturbed areas are restored as soon as <br />practicable after the disturbance. Under no circumstances is the drilling for or exploration for <br />hydrocarbons permitted in, on or to the Property. <br /> <br />12. Road Construction <br /> <br />Construction and maintenance of farm roads that may be reasonably necessary and <br />incidental to carrying out the improvements and uses permitted on the Property by this <br />Conservation Easement are permitted. Other than the existing entrance driveways within the <br />Farmstead Area, as indicated on Exhibit A, no roads constructed on the Property shall be paved <br />or otherwise covered with concrete, asphalt, or any other impervious material, without the <br />advance written permission of Grantee. Grantee shall not give such permission unless Grantee <br />determines that the proposed paving, or covering of the soil, or the location of any such road, <br />will not diminish or impair the conservation values of the Property. Any such road covered by <br />any impervious material, is subject to impervious surface requirements in Paragraph 7. Rock, <br />gravel, and other such small stone products that allow for percolation of water into the soil are <br />not considered to be impervious surfaces and therefore are not considered under the impervious <br />surface limits under the definition of such within this easement. <br /> <br />13. Dumping and Trash <br /> <br />Dumping or storage of soil, trash, refuse, debris, ashes, garbage, waste, abandoned <br />vehicles or parts, appliances, machinery, or hazardous substances, or toxic or hazardous waste, or <br />any placement of underground or above ground storage tanks or other materials is prohibited. <br />Provided, however, that the storage of agricultural products, byproducts (including the <br />composting of biodegradable material for on-farm use) and agricultural equipment used on the <br />Property is allowable, so long as such storage is done in accordance with all applicable <br />government laws and regulations and in such a manner so as to not impair the conservation <br />values of the Property. <br /> <br />The land application, storage and placement on the Property of domestic septic effluent <br />and municipal sewage sludge or liquid generated from such sources for agricultural purposes or <br />otherwise are prohibited. <br /> <br />14. Water Rights <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: F68C289B-897D-4E9C-8B77-C5477012992E