New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 8 - COAL MINING › Part 9 - PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATIONS PLANS › Section 19.8.9.906 - RECLAMATION PLAN: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 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 Sections
				69-25A-19
				and
				69-25A-20
				NMSA 1978 of the act and 19.8.1 through 19.8.35 NMAC. The plan shall include,
				at a minimum, all information required under 19.8.9.906 through 918
				NMAC.
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 19.8.14 NMAC;
(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 19.8.20.2054 through 2059
				NMAC;
(4) a plan for removal,
				storage, protection and redistribution of topsoil, subsoil, and other material
				suitable for topsoil to meet the requirements of 19.8.20.2004 through 2008
				NMAC;
(5) a plan for revegetation
				as required in 19.8.20.2060 through 2066 NMAC, 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 19.8.20.2065 NMAC, and
(g) a soil testing plan for evaluation of the
				results of topdressing handling and reclamation procedures related to
				revegetation.
(6) a
				description of measures to be used to maximize the use and conservation of the
				coal resource as required in 19.8.20.2027 NMAC;
(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
				19.8.20.2046 and 2056 NMAC, 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 19.8.20.2001 through 2003 NMAC; 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 all applicable
				air and water quality laws and regulations and health and safety
				standards.