Indiana Administrative Code
Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Article 25 - COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS
Rule 1 - Definitions
Section 1-63 - "High level management" defined
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 14-34-2-1
Affected: IC 14-34
Sec. 63.
"High level management" means that the following agronomic practices must be implemented:
(1) Using cropping systems that help maintain good tilth and high organic matter content.
(2) Controlling erosion through conservation and water management practices so that the quality of the soil is maintained or improved rather than reduced.
(3) Applying lime and fertilizer in accordance with soil test recommendations of the state agricultural experiment station for targeted yields of reference crops.
(4) Using crop residue to the fullest extent practicable to protect and improve the soil.
(5) Following conservation tillage practices where needed to reduce the hazards of soil compaction and erosion.
(6) Using only the crop varieties that are adapted to the climate and the soil.
(7) Controlling weeds, plant diseases, and harmful insects by currently accepted management techniques.
(8) Draining wet areas using surface or subsurface drainage systems so that excess water on or in the soil does not restrict yields of adapted crops.
