Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:13 - Division of Mineral Resources Management - Coal › Chapter 1501:13-13 - Miscellaneous Surface and Underground Mining › Section 1501:13-13-06 - Coal preparation plants and support facilities not located at or near the mine site or not within the permit area for a mine

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Applicability.
			 Each person who operates a coal preparation plant or support facility in
			 connection with a coal mine but not located within the permit area for a
			 specific mine shall obtain a permit in accordance with paragraph (I) of rule
			 1501:13-4-12
			 of the Administrative Code, obtain performance security in accordance with
			 section 1513.08 of the Revised Code and
			 these rules, and operate the plant or support facility in accordance with these
			 rules.
(B) Performance standards.
			 Construction, operation, maintenance, modification, reclamation, and removal
			 activities at operations covered by this rule shall comply with the following:
(1) Signs and markers for the coal
			 preparation plant, coal mine waste disposal area, and water treatment
			 facilities shall comply with rule
			 1501:13-9-01 of
			 the Administrative Code;
(2)
			 Roads, transport, and associated structures shall be constructed, maintained,
			 and reclaimed in accordance with rules
			 1501:13-10-01,
			 1501:13-11-01
			 and
			 1501:13-11-02
			 of the Administrative Code;
(3)
			 Any stream or channel diversion shall comply with paragraph (F) of rule
			 1501:13-9-04
			 of the Administrative Code;
(4)
			 Any disturbed area related to the coal preparation plant or support facilities
			 shall have sediment control structures, in compliance with paragraphs (D) and
			 (G) of rule
			 1501:13-9-04
			 of the Administrative Code and all discharges from these areas shall meet the
			 requirements of paragraphs (A) and (B) of rule
			 1501:13-9-04
			 of the Administrative Code and any other applicable state or federal law;
(5) Permanent impoundments
			 associated with coal preparation plants shall meet the requirements of
			 paragraphs (H) and (R) of rule
			 1501:13-9-04
			 of the Administrative Code. Dams constructed of or impounding coal mine waste
			 shall comply with rule 1501:13-9-09 of the Administrative Code;
(6) Use of water wells shall comply with
			 paragraph (O) of rule
			 1501:13-9-04
			 of the Administrative Code and water rights shall be protected in accordance
			 with paragraph (P) of rule
			 1501:13-9-04
			 of the Administrative Code;
(7)
			 Disposal of coal mine waste, solid waste, and any excavated materials shall
			 comply with the requirements of rules
			 1501:13-9-09
			 and
			 1501:13-9-07
			 of the Administrative Code;
(8)
			 Discharge structures for diversions and sediment control structures shall
			 comply with paragraph (I) of rule
			 1501:13-9-04
			 of the Administrative Code;
(9)
			 Fish, wildlife and related environmental values shall be protected in
			 accordance with rule
			 1501:13-9-11
			 of the Administrative Code;
(10)
			 Slide areas and other surface areas shall comply with rule
			 1501:13-9-12
			 of the Administrative Code;
(11)
			 Adverse effects upon or resulting from nearby underground coal mining
			 operations shall be minimized by appropriate measures including, but not
			 limited to, compliance with paragraph (Q) of rule
			 1501:13-9-04
			 of the Administrative Code and rule 1501:13-9-08 of the Administrative Code;
(12) Conveyors, buildings, storage
			 bins or stockpiles, water treatment facilities, water storage facilities, and
			 any structure or system related to the coal preparation plant shall comply with
			 rules
			 1501:13-9-01 to
			 1501:13-9-17,
			 1501:13-10-01,
			 1501:13-11-01
			 and
			 1501:13-11-02
			 of the Administrative Code;
(13)
			 Any coal preparation plant or support structures located on prime farmland
			 shall meet the requirements of rule
			 1501:13-13-03
			 of the Administrative Code;
(14)
			 All exposed surface areas shall be protected and stabilized to control erosion
			 and air pollution attendant to erosion effectively; and
(15) Reclamation shall follow proper topsoil
			 handling, backfilling and grading, revegetation, and postmining land use
			 procedures in accordance with these rules.