Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 58 - Environmental Quality, Department of
Rule 58.01.13 - RULES FOR ORE PROCESSING BY CYANIDATION
Section 58.01.13.050 - PRE-APPLICATION PROCESS AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN
Current through August 31, 2023
01. Pre-application Conference. Any person who intends to apply for a permit or proposes to construct or operate a facility that is intended to contain, treat, or dispose of process water and process-contaminated water generated in ore processing operations that utilize cyanide as a primary leaching agent should contact the Department during the initial stages of site characterization to schedule a pre-application conference. Prospective applicants are encouraged to begin meeting with agents of the Department at least one (1) year in advance of preliminary design submittal to discuss, at a minimum, the following. (3-24-22)
02. Information Required for Preliminary Design Report. Submittal of a preliminary design report is mandatory. Upon submittal, the preliminary design report must include sufficient detail to determine the following: (3-24-22)
03. Notice of Preliminary Design Approval or Disapproval. Unless otherwise provided in this Subsection 050.03, the Director will notify the applicant in writing of the decision to approve or disapprove a preliminary design report within thirty (30) days after the Department receives all information required by Subsection 050.02. For alternative design proposals submitted under Section 205, the Director will notify the applicant in writing of the decision for alternative design approval or disapproval within ninety (90) days after the Department receives all information required by Section 205. The time required to review and, if appropriate, approve the preliminary design report is separate from and not included as part of the one hundred eighty (180) day period for issuing notice of rejection or notice of approval of the permit under Section 39-118A(2)(b), Idaho Code. Approval of the preliminary design report does not authorize the construction, modification, or operation of the cyanidation facility. (3-24-22)