Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) The
reclamation plan shall, to the extent applicable, include:
(1) The planned land use or uses to which the
affected lands will be rehabilitated;
(2) The methods to prevent or eliminate
conditions that will be hazardous to animal or fish life in or adjacent to the
affected land;
(3) The methods for
rehabilitating settling ponds;
(4)
The method for the control of contaminants and disposal of the refuse including
tailings;
(5) The measure to
provide safety to persons and adjoining property in all excavations;
(6) A plan for the permanent revegetation,
reforestation or other surface treatment of the affected land using accepted
and recommended practices. The revegetation plan shall include but not be
limited to the following:
(A) Planned soil
rests;
(B) Site preparation and
fertilization;
(C) Seed or plant
selection;
(D) Rate of seeding or
amount of planting per acre.
(7) A time schedule of reclamation
activities, particularly those relating to Best Management Practices for the
sediment and erosion control which shall be keyed to the maps required by this
Chapter;
(8) In addition to the
required Location Maps, a reclamation map shall be submitted with the mining
permit application which shall show, to the extent applicable, the following:
(A) The outline of the proposed final limits
of the excavation, during the number of years for which the permit is
requested;
(B) The outline of the
tailing disposal area;
(C) The
outline of the disposal area for the spoil and refuse area;
(D) The approximate location of any
impoundment or water body which will remain upon final reclamation;
(E) The approximate locations of access
roads, haul roads, or ramps which Will remain upon final reclamation;
(F) The proposed location of ditches to
provide for drainage. The location of diversions, terraces, or other Best
Management Practices to be used for preventing or controlling erosion and
off-site siltation;
(G) The
boundary of the permitted area;
(H)
The boundaries of the affected area for the anticipated life of the
mine;
(I) The boundaries of the
100-year floodplain, where appropriate.
(b) The Department shall be authorized to
approve a reclamation plan despite the fact that such plan does not provide for
reclamation treatment for every portion of the affected land, where the
Department finds that because of special conditions such treatment would not be
feasible for particular areas and that the plan takes all practical steps to
minimize the extent of such areas.
(c) All reclamation plans, or amended
existing plans submitted after August 1, 2003, for the placement of Coal
Combustion By-products (CCB) in active or inactive mines must meet the Coal
Combustion By-product Standards contained within OAC 460:30.
Added at 11 Ok Reg 917,
eff 12-23-93 (emergency); Added at 11 Ok Reg 4219, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 20
Ok Reg 2816, eff 8-26-03
