Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 632 - DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES › Division 37 - CONSOLIDATED PERMITTING OF MINING OPERATIONS › Section 632-037-0070 - Reclamation and Closure Plan

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The Reclamation and Closure Plan section of a consolidated
				application shall include but not be limited to the following provisions for
				the protection of public health, safety, and the environment:
(1) Procedures for the salvage, storage and
			 replacement of topsoil or acceptable substitute.
(2) Provisions for recontouring,
			 stabilization and topsoil replacement of all disturbed areas, where
			 appropriate.
(3) Provisions for the
			 revegetation of all disturbed areas consistent with the establishment of a
			 self-sustaining ecosystem, comparable to undamaged ecosystems in the area of
			 the mine. This shall include but not be limited to seedbed preparation,
			 mulching, fertilizing, species selection, seeding planting rates and schedules.
			 If applicable, the applicant shall include a plan for control of noxious weeds
			 as identified by the Department of Agriculture.
(4) Characterization and management plan for
			 all wastes, including quantity and quality.
(5) Provisions for specifying adequate
			 setbacks from adjacent property boundaries and from surface waters or other
			 resources when necessary to ensure compliance with environmental
			 standards.
(6) Procedures for all
			 impacted or reconstructed stream channels, riparian area vegetation and stream
			 banks to be rehabilitated or restored so as to maximize water retention and to
			 minimize bank erosion, channel scour, siltation, and increased water
			 temperatures.
(7) Provisions for
			 prevention of stagnant water may be required by the Department.
(8) Provisions for the establishment of
			 required slopes, including reclaimed highwalls and in-water slopes.
(9) Provisions for visual screening of
			 proposed operation if the permit area is visible from a public highway or
			 residential area. Techniques for visual screening include but are not limited
			 to vegetation, fencing or berms.
(10) Procedures for the removal or disposal
			 of all equipment, refuse, structures and foundations from the permit
			 area.
(11) Provisions to maintain
			 access to utilities when a utility company right-of-way exists.
(12) Procedures or information for
			 decommissioning mine facilities including but not limited to:
(a) Procedures for ore storage sites to meet
			 decommissioning performance standards for protection of air quality, surface
			 and ground water quantity and quality and living resources and to achieve
			 reclamation requirements;
(b)
			 Procedures for tailing disposal facility to meet decommissioning performance
			 standards for long-term stability, protection of air quality, surface and
			 ground water quantity and quality and living resources and to provide for
			 attainment of reclamation objectives;
(c) Removal of all process
			 chemicals;
(d) Appropriate
			 isolation or removal of waste material; and
(e) Monitoring systems by which the success
			 of the proposed reclamation and closure can be measured for bond
			 release.