SECTION 460:30-5-19. Reclamation: Final cover  


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  • (a)   Upon completion of CCB placement, a final capping of natural, non-toxic, and non-acidic earthen material shall be placed over the final graded CCB surface. The final capping shall be a minimum of one and one-half (1.5) feet thick, not including topsoil cover above the capping material. The Department may require a thicker final capping prior to distribution of topsoil or other suitable material as approved by the Department, depending upon its review of the mining permit application.
    (b)   A minimum of six (6) inches of topsoil or other suitable material as approved by the Department shall be placed over the final capping material to support a permanent vegetative cover over the area affected by CCB placement.
[Source: Added at 20 Ok Reg 2819, eff 8-26-03]