Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Part XV - Office of Conservation-Surface Mining › Subpart 3 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Permits and Coal Exploration and Development Procedures Systems › Chapter 27 - Surface Mining Permit Applications: Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan › Section XV-2715 - Reclamation Plan: General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 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 §915 of the Act, Subpart 5 of these
				  regulations, and the environmental protection performance standards of the
				  regulatory program. The plan shall include, at a minimum, all information
				  required under §2715-2739
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 Subpart 4 with supporting calculations for the estimates;
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 §§5405-5415;
4. a plan for removal, storage, and
				  redistribution of topsoil, subsoil, and other material to meet the requirements
				  of §§5309-5317;
5. a plan
				  for revegetation as required in §§5417-5423, 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 §5423; and
g. a soil-testing plan for evaluation of the
				  results of topsoil handling and reclamation procedures related to
				  revegetation;
6. a
				  description of the measures to be used to maximize the use and conservation of
				  the coal resource as required in §5351;
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
				  §5389 and 5409,
				  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
				  §§5303-5307; 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 other applicable air and water quality laws and regulations and
				  health and safety standards.