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 11-8-2.3-25 - Surface Mining Permit Applications: Minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources › Section 11-8-2.3-25-2507 - Description of Hydrology and Geology: General Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
Each application shall contain a description, provided
						by, or under the direction of, a qualified Registered Professional Geologist or
						Registered Professional Engineer as required by the Department, of the geology,
						hydrology, and water quality and quantity of all lands within the proposed
						permit area, the adjacent area and the cumulative impact area. The description
						shall include information on the characteristics of all surface water and
						groundwater within the cumulative impact area, and any water which will flow
						into or receive discharges of water from the cumulative impact area. The
						description shall be prepared according to this Rule and conform to the
						following:
(a) Sampling and analysis
					 methodology.
(1) Information on hydrology,
					 water quality and quantity, and geology related to hydrology of areas outside
					 the proposed permit area and within the cumulative impact area shall be
					 provided by the Department, to the extent that this data is available from an
					 appropriate federal or state agency.
(2) Sampling and Analysis Methodology. All
					 water quality analyses performed to meet the requirements of this Section shall
					 be conducted according to the methodology in the 15th edition of "Standard
					 Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," which is incorporated by
					 reference, or the methodology in 40 CFR Parts 136 and 434. Water quality
					 sampling performed to meet the requirements of this Section shall be conducted
					 according to either methodology listed above when feasible. "Standard Methods
					 for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" is a joint publication of the
					 American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and
					 the Water Pollution Control Federation and is available from the American
					 Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW., Washington, D.C. 20036. This
					 document is also available for inspection at the Office of the Federal
					 Register, Room 700, 800 N. Capitol Street, NW., Washington, D.C.; at the Office
					 of Surface Mining, Administrative Record, U.S. Department of the Interior, Room
					 210, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C.; at the OSM Mid-Continent
					 Regional Coordinating Center, U.S. Department of the Interior, 501 Belle
					 Street, Alton, IL; at the OSM Appalachian Regional Coordinating Center, U.S.
					 Department of the Interior, Building, Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA.; and at
					 the OSM Western Regional Coordinating Center, U.S. Department of the Interior,
					 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO.