Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 460 - Department of Mines
Chapter 20 - The Permanent Regulations Governing the Coal Reclamation Act of 1979
Subchapter 43 - Permanent Program Performance Standards: Surface Mining Standards
Section 460:20-43-16 - Hydrologic balance: stream buffer zones
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 460:20-43-16
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) No land within 100 feet of a perennial stream or an intermittent stream shall be disturbed by surface mining activities, unless the Department specifically authorizes surface mining activities closer to, or through, such a stream. The Department may authorize such activities only upon finding that:
(1)
Surface mining activities will not cause or contribute to the violation of
applicable State or Federal water quality standards, and will not adversely
affect the water quantity and quality or other environmental resources of the
stream; and
(2) If there will be a
temporary or permanent stream-channel diversion, it will comply with Section
460:20-43-10.
(b) The area not to be disturbed shall be designated as a buffer zone, and the operator shall mark it as specified in Section 460:20-43-3.
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