Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 58 - Environmental Quality, Department of
Rule 58.01.13 - RULES FOR ORE PROCESSING BY CYANIDATION
Section 58.01.13.501 - COMPLETION OF PERMANENT CLOSURE
Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 58.01.13.501
Current through August 31, 2023
01. Implementation of a Permanent Closure Plan. Unless otherwise specified in the approved permanent closure plan, the permittee must begin implementation of the approved permanent closure plan: (3-24-22)
a. Within two (2) years of the final addition
of cyanide to the ore processing circuit; or (3-24-22)
b. If the product recovery phase of the
cyanidation facility has been suspended for a period of more than two (2)
years. (3-24-22)
02. Submittal of a Permanent Closure Report. The permittee must submit a permanent closure report to the Department for review and approval. A permanent closure report must be of sufficient detail for the directors of the Department and the Idaho Department of Lands to issue a determination that permanent closure, as defined in Section 007, has been achieved. The permanent closure report must address: (3-24-22)
a. The effectiveness of material
stabilization; (3-24-22)
b. The
effectiveness of the water management plan and adequacy of the monitoring plan;
(3-24-22)
c. The final
configuration of the cyanidation facility and its operational/closure status;
(3-24-22)
d. The post-closure
operation, maintenance, and monitoring requirements, and the estimated
reasonable cost to complete those activities; (3-24-22)
e. The operational/closure status of any land
application site of the cyanidation facility; (3-24-22)
f. Source control systems that have been
constructed or implemented to eliminate, mitigate, or contain short and long
term discharge of pollutants from the cyanidation facility, unless otherwise
permitted; (3-24-22)
g. The short
and long term water quality trends in surface and ground water through the
statistical analyses of the existing monitoring data collected pursuant to the
ore processing by cyanidation permit; (3-24-22)
h. Ownership and responsibility for the
cyanidation facility during the defined post-closure period;
(3-24-22)
i. The future beneficial
uses of the land, surface and ground waters in and adjacent to the closed
facilities; and (3-24-22)
j. How
the permanent closure of the cyanidation facility complies with the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, Hazardous Waste Management Act, Solid Waste
Management Act, and appropriate rules. (3-24-22)
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