SECTION 460:10-13-5. Permitting for non-coal mining within a Sensitive Basin  


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  • (a)   In addition to the requirements of this Chapter and the requirements of 45 O.S. Section 721 et seq., non-coal applicants seeking new permits, or revisions to existing permits by increasing permitted acreage beyond the boundaries of the existing permit, after August 1, 2011, for mining within a Sensitive basin must submit a management plan to the Department which has been approved by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
    (b)   All non-coal applicants seeking a non-coal mining permit which contains operations including taking, using, or disposing of pit water in an amount less than the acre feet amount per year as determined by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board specified within OAC 785:30-15-3(b) shall be exempt from the requirements of this subchapter.
[Source: Added at 31 Ok Reg 2088, eff 9-12-14]