Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 17.24 - RECLAMATION
Subchapter 17.24.6 - Strip and Underground Mine Reclamation Act: Transportation Facilities, Use of Explosives, and Hydrology
Rule 17.24.650 - POSTMINING REHABILITATION OF SEDIMENTATION PONDS, DIVERSIONS, IMPOUNDMENTS, AND TREATMENT FACILITIES
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 17.24.650
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Before abandoning the permit area, the operator shall renovate all permanent sedimentation ponds, diversions, impoundments, and treatment facilities to meet criteria specified in the detailed design plan for the permanent structures and impoundments.
(2) All temporary sedimentation ponds, diversions, impoundments and treatment facilities must be regraded to the approximate original contour and reclaimed prior to abandonment of the permit area.
AUTH: 82-4-205, MCA; IMP: 82-4-231, 82-4-232, MCA
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