New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 8 - COAL MINING
Part 9 - PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATIONS PLANS
Section 19.8.9.906 - RECLAMATION PLAN: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.8.9.906
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024
A. Each application shall contain a plan for reclamation of the lands within the proposed permit area, showing how the applicant will comply with Sections 69-25A-19 and 69-25A-20 NMSA 1978 of the act and 19.8.1 through 19.8.35 NMAC. The plan shall include, at a minimum, all information required under 19.8.9.906 through 918 NMAC.
B. Each plan shall contain the following information for the proposed permit area:
(1)
a detailed timetable for the completion of each major step in the reclamation
plan;
(2) a detailed estimate of
the cost of reclamation of the proposed operations required to be covered by a
performance bond under 19.8.14 NMAC;
(3) a plan for backfilling, soil
stabilization, compacting, and grading, with contour maps or cross sections
that show the anticipated final surface configuration of the proposed permit
area, in accordance with 19.8.20.2054 through 2059 NMAC;
(4) a plan for removal, storage, protection
and redistribution of topsoil, subsoil, and other material suitable for topsoil
to meet the requirements of 19.8.20.2004 through 2008 NMAC;
(5) a plan for revegetation as required in
19.8.20.2060 through 2066 NMAC, including, but not limited to, descriptions of
the:
(a) schedule of revegetation;
(b) species and amounts per acre of seeds and
seedlings to be used;
(c) methods
to be used in planting and seeding;
(d) mulching techniques;
(e) irrigation, if appropriate, and pest and
disease control measures, if any;
(f) measures proposed to be used to determine
the success of revegetation, as required in
19.8.20.2065 NMAC, and
(g) a soil testing plan for evaluation of the
results of topdressing handling and reclamation procedures related to
revegetation.
(6) a
description of measures to be used to maximize the use and conservation of the
coal resource as required in
19.8.20.2027 NMAC;
(7) a description of measures to be employed
to ensure that all debris, acid-forming and toxic-forming materials, and
materials constituting a fire hazard are disposed of in accordance with
19.8.20.2046 and 2056 NMAC, and a description of the contingency plans which
have been developed to preclude sustained combustion of such materials;
(8) a description, including
appropriate cross sections and maps, of the measures to be used to seal or
manage mine openings, and to plug, case, or manage exploration holes, other
bore holes, wells, and other openings within the proposed permit area, in
accordance with 19.8.20.2001 through 2003 NMAC; and
(9) a description of steps to be taken to
comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401
et seq.), the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), and
all applicable air and water quality laws and regulations and health and safety
standards.
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