New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 8 - COAL MINING
Part 24 - SPECIAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - OPERATIONS ON PRIME FARMLAND
Section 19.8.24.2401 - PRIME FARMLAND: SOIL REMOVAL
Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.8.24.2401
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on prime farmland shall be conducted to:
(1) separately remove the entire A horizon or
other suitable soil material which will create a final soil having a greater
productive capacity than that which existed prior to mining;
(2) separately remove the B horizon of the
soil, a combination of B horizon and underlying C horizon, or other suitable
soil material that will create a reconstructed soil of equal or greater
productive capacity than that which existed before mining;
(3) separately remove the underlying C
horizons, other strata, or a combination of horizons or other strata to be used
instead of the B horizon; when replaced, these combinations shall be equal to,
or more favorable for plant growth than the B horizon.
B. The minimum depth of soil and soil material to be removed for use in reconstruction of prime farmland soils shall be sufficient to meet the soil replacement requirements of Subsection A of 19.8.24.2403 NMAC.
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