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 460:20-43-34 - Stabilization of surface areas
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 460:20-43-34
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) All exposed surface areas shall be protected and stabilized to effectively control erosion and air pollution attendant to erosion.
(b) Rills and gullies, which form in areas that have been regraded and topsoiled and which either
(1) Disrupt the approved postmining land use
or the reestablishment of the vegetative cover, or
(2) Cause or contribute to a violation of
water-quality standards for receiving streams; shall be filled, regraded, or
otherwise stabilized; topsoil shall be replaced; and the areas shall be
reseeded or replanted.
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