Indiana Administrative Code
Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Article 25 - COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS
Rule 6 - Performance Standards
Section 6-113 - Underground mining; stabilization of surface areas

Universal Citation: 312 IN Admin Code 6-113

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 14-34-2-1

Affected: IC 14-34

Sec. 113.

(a) All exposed surface areas shall be protected and stabilized to effectively control erosion and air pollution attendant to erosion.

(b) When rills and gullies form in regraded, topsoiled areas and the rills and gullies disrupt the approved postmining land use, disrupt the reestablishment of vegetative cover or cause or contribute to a violation of applicable effluent limitations and the rill or gully is not vegetated or otherwise stabilized, the rill or gully shall be:

(1) filled, regraded, or otherwise stabilized;

(2) topsoil shall be replaced; and

(3) the area shall be reseeded or replanted.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Indiana may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.