Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Applicability.
Each person who operates a coal preparation plant or support facility in
connection with a coal mine but not located within the permit area for a
specific mine shall obtain a permit in accordance with paragraph (I) of rule
1501:13-4-12
of the Administrative Code, obtain performance security in accordance with
section 1513.08 of the Revised Code and
these rules, and operate the plant or support facility in accordance with these
rules.
(B) Performance standards.
Construction, operation, maintenance, modification, reclamation, and removal
activities at operations covered by this rule shall comply with the following:
(1) Signs and markers for the coal
preparation plant, coal mine waste disposal area, and water treatment
facilities shall comply with rule
1501:13-9-01 of
the Administrative Code;
(2)
Roads, transport, and associated structures shall be constructed, maintained,
and reclaimed in accordance with rules
1501:13-10-01,
1501:13-11-01
and
1501:13-11-02
of the Administrative Code;
(3)
Any stream or channel diversion shall comply with paragraph (F) of rule
1501:13-9-04
of the Administrative Code;
(4)
Any disturbed area related to the coal preparation plant or support facilities
shall have sediment control structures, in compliance with paragraphs (D) and
(G) of rule
1501:13-9-04
of the Administrative Code and all discharges from these areas shall meet the
requirements of paragraphs (A) and (B) of rule
1501:13-9-04
of the Administrative Code and any other applicable state or federal law;
(5) Permanent impoundments
associated with coal preparation plants shall meet the requirements of
paragraphs (H) and (R) of rule
1501:13-9-04
of the Administrative Code. Dams constructed of or impounding coal mine waste
shall comply with rule 1501:13-9-09 of the Administrative Code;
(6) Use of water wells shall comply with
paragraph (O) of rule
1501:13-9-04
of the Administrative Code and water rights shall be protected in accordance
with paragraph (P) of rule
1501:13-9-04
of the Administrative Code;
(7)
Disposal of coal mine waste, solid waste, and any excavated materials shall
comply with the requirements of rules
1501:13-9-09
and
1501:13-9-07
of the Administrative Code;
(8)
Discharge structures for diversions and sediment control structures shall
comply with paragraph (I) of rule
1501:13-9-04
of the Administrative Code;
(9)
Fish, wildlife and related environmental values shall be protected in
accordance with rule
1501:13-9-11
of the Administrative Code;
(10)
Slide areas and other surface areas shall comply with rule
1501:13-9-12
of the Administrative Code;
(11)
Adverse effects upon or resulting from nearby underground coal mining
operations shall be minimized by appropriate measures including, but not
limited to, compliance with paragraph (Q) of rule
1501:13-9-04
of the Administrative Code and rule 1501:13-9-08 of the Administrative Code;
(12) Conveyors, buildings, storage
bins or stockpiles, water treatment facilities, water storage facilities, and
any structure or system related to the coal preparation plant shall comply with
rules
1501:13-9-01 to
1501:13-9-17,
1501:13-10-01,
1501:13-11-01
and
1501:13-11-02
of the Administrative Code;
(13)
Any coal preparation plant or support structures located on prime farmland
shall meet the requirements of rule
1501:13-13-03
of the Administrative Code;
(14)
All exposed surface areas shall be protected and stabilized to control erosion
and air pollution attendant to erosion effectively; and
(15) Reclamation shall follow proper topsoil
handling, backfilling and grading, revegetation, and postmining land use
procedures in accordance with these rules.
