Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XV - Office of Conservation-Surface Mining
Subpart 5 - Permanent Program Performance Standards
Chapter 53 - Permanent Program Performance Standards: Surface Mining Activities
Section XV-5439 - Support Facilities and Utility Installations

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-5439

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Support facilities required for, or used incidentally to, the operation of the mine including, but not limited to, mine buildings, coal loading facilities at or near the minesite, coal storage facilities, equipment storage facilities, fan buildings, hoist buildings, preparation plants, sheds, shops and other buildings shall be designed, constructed or reconstructed and located to prevent or control erosion and siltation, water pollution and damage to public or private property. Support facilities shall be designed, constructed or reconstructed, maintained and used in a manner which prevents, to the extent possible using the best technology currently available:

1. damage to fish, wildlife and related environmental values;

2. additional contributions of suspended solids to streamflow or runoff outside the permit area. Any such contributions shall not be in excess of limitations of state or federal law.

B. All surface mining activities shall be conducted in a manner which minimizes damage, destruction or disruption of services provided by oil and gas pipelines, railroads, electric and telephone lines, and water and sewage lines which pass over, under or through the permit area, unless otherwise approved by the owner of those facilities and the office.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:901-932.

Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Louisiana 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.