SECTION 460:10-15-3. Reclamation plan


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  • (a)   The reclamation plan shall, to the extent applicable, include:
    (1)   The planned land use or uses to which the affected lands will be rehabilitated;
    (2)   The methods to prevent or eliminate conditions that will be hazardous to animal or fish life in or adjacent to the affected land;
    (3)   The methods for rehabilitating settling ponds;
    (4)   The method for the control of contaminants and disposal of the refuse including tailings;
    (5)   The measure to provide safety to persons and adjoining property in all excavations;
    (6)   A plan for the permanent revegetation, reforestation or other surface treatment of the affected land using accepted and recommended practices. The revegetation plan shall include but not be limited to the following:
    (A)   Planned soil rests;
    (B)   Site preparation and fertilization;
    (C)   Seed or plant selection;
    (D)   Rate of seeding or amount of planting per acre.
    (7)   A time schedule of reclamation activities, particularly those relating to Best Management Practices for the sediment and erosion control which shall be keyed to the maps required by this Chapter;
    (8)   In addition to the required Location Maps, a reclamation map shall be submitted with the mining permit application which shall show, to the extent applicable, the following:
    (A)   The outline of the proposed final limits of the excavation, during the number of years for which the permit is requested;
    (B)   The outline of the tailing disposal area;
    (C)   The outline of the disposal area for the spoil and refuse area;
    (D)   The approximate location of any impoundment or water body which will remain upon final reclamation;
    (E)   The approximate locations of access roads, haul roads, or ramps which Will remain upon final reclamation;
    (F)   The proposed location of ditches to provide for drainage. The location of diversions, terraces, or other Best Management Practices to be used for preventing or controlling erosion and off-site siltation;
    (G)   The boundary of the permitted area;
    (H)   The boundaries of the affected area for the anticipated life of the mine;
    (I)   The boundaries of the 100-year floodplain, where appropriate.
    (b)   The Department shall be authorized to approve a reclamation plan despite the fact that such plan does not provide for reclamation treatment for every portion of the affected land, where the Department finds that because of special conditions such treatment would not be feasible for particular areas and that the plan takes all practical steps to minimize the extent of such areas.
    (c)   All reclamation plans, or amended existing plans submitted after August 1, 2003, for the placement of Coal Combustion By-products (CCB) in active or inactive mines must meet the Coal Combustion By-product Standards contained within OAC 460:30.
[Source: Added at 11 Ok Reg 917, eff 12-23-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 4219, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2816, eff 8-26-03]