New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 8 - COAL MINING
Part 20 - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - SURFACE COAL MINING OPERATIONS
Section 19.8.20.2063 - REVEGETATION: MULCHING AND OTHER SOIL STABILIZING PRACTICES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Suitable mulch and other soil stabilizing practices shall be used on all regraded and topdressed areas to control erosion, promote germination of seeds, or increase the moisture retention capacity of the soil. The director may, on a case-by-case basis, suspend the requirement for mulch, if the permittee can demonstrate that alternative procedures will achieve the requirements of 19.8.20.2065 NMAC and do not cause or contribute to air or water pollution.
B. When required by the director mulches shall be mechanically or chemically anchored to the soil surface to assure effective protection of the soil and vegetation.
C. Annual grasses and grains may be use alone, as in situ mulch, or in conjunction with another mulch, when the director determines that they will provide adequate soil erosion control and will later be replaced by perennial species approved for the postmining land use.
D. Chemical soil stabilizers alone, or in combination with appropriate mulches, may be used in conjunction with vegetative covers approved for the postmining land use.
