Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality › Part 8 - Geology Regulations › Chapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal Mining › Subchapter 2.3 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Permits and Coal Exploration Procedures Systems › Rule 11-8-2.3-27 - Surface Mining Permit Applications: Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan › Section 11-8-2.3-27-2715 - Reclamation Plan: General Requirements

Current through June 25, 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 §
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					 of the act, Subchapter 2.5 of these regulations, and the environmental
					 protection performance standards of the regulatory program. The plan shall
					 include, at a minimum, all information required under Rule 27.
(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 Sub chapter 2.4 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 §§ 5389-5395;
(4) a plan for removal, storage, and
					 redistribution of topsoil, subsoil, and other material to meet the requirements
					 of §§ 5309 and 5311. A demonstration of the suitability of topsoil
					 substitutes or supplements under § 5311(b) of this Rule shall be based
					 upon analysis of the thickness of soil horizons, total depth, texture, percent
					 coarse fragments, pH, and areal extent of the different kinds of soils. The
					 Department may require other chemical and physical analyses, field-site trials,
					 or greenhouse tests if determined to be necessary or desirable to demonstrate
					 the suitability of the topsoil substitutes or supplements.
(5) a plan for revegetation as required in
					 §§ 5397-53103, 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 § 53103; 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 § 5345;
(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
					 §§ 5375 and 5391, 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. Further, a description, including appropriate
					 cross sections and maps, of the measures to be used to seal or plug, case or
					 manage exploration holes, other bore holes, wells and other openings within the
					 proposed permit area shall be prepared by, or under the direction of, a
					 qualified registered professional geologist pursuant to §§ 5303 and
					 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.
(10) any other
					 information required by §
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					 of the Act.