Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0007 - Land Quality - Non Coal › Chapter 11 - IN SITU MINING › Section 11-4 - Application Content Requirements - Baseline Information

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All
				applications for a permit must also include:
(i) A soil survey which maps and describes
				the general distribution of the soils within the permit area. A detailed soil
				survey and associated laboratory analysis may be required for soils on the
				affected lands.
(ii) A description
				of the nature and depth of the topsoil that will be removed from proposed
				affected land prior to disturbance by mining activities.
(iii) A survey of vegetative cover and
				species diversity on the proposed affected land determined by scientifically
				acceptable sampling procedures. Vegetation productivity sampling may be
				required, at the Administrator's discretion, depending on the nature of the
				communities to be disturbed. However, if existing data from other sources, such
				as National Resources Conservation Service publications or adjacent permit
				areas, can be provided and demonstrated to be applicable to the communities in
				question, the collection of production data may be waived.
(iv) A list of the indigenous vertebrate
				species by common and scientific names observed within the proposed permit
				area. Surface waters supporting fish that may be affected by the operation
				shall be sampled for benthic invertebrates and periphyton. As required in
				Chapter 2, Section
				1(f), the applicant shall
				consult with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the U.S. Fish and
				Wildlife Service prior to submission of a permit application to determine
				permitting requirements.
(v) A
				description of climatic conditions of the site in accordance with the
				requirements of Chapter 2, Section
				2(a)(i)(C) and
				(D).
(vi) A description of the geology, including:
(A) Discussion, supported by maps,
				cross-sections and geologist's, driller's, and geophysical logs, which
				identifies: formations and aquifers; geologic features that could influence
				aquifer properties; and the areal and stratigraphic position of the production
				zone in relation to other geologic features within the proposed permit or
				Research and Development License area; and
(B) A generalized map and cross-sections
				illustrating the regional geologic setting.
(vii) A geochemical, lithological, and
				mineralogical description of the receiving strata and any aquifers that may be
				affected by the injection of recovery fluid.
(viii) For surface waters within the permit
				area and on adjacent lands:
(A) The names,
				descriptions, and a map of all such waters; and
(B) A list and map of all adjudicated and
				permitted surface water rights.
(ix) For groundwater within the permit area
				and on adjacent lands:
(A) The names (or
				numbers), descriptions, and a map of all wells installed for water supply or
				monitoring and all wells which penetrate the production zone. The description
				shall include: names of present owners, well completion data, producing
				interval(s), and variations in water level to the extent such information is
				available in the public records and from a reasonable inspection of the
				property;
(B) A list and map of all
				adjudicated and permitted groundwater rights;
(C) A list and map of all abandoned wells and
				drill holes, giving location, depth, producing interval(s), type of use,
				condition of casing, plugging procedures and date of completion for each well
				or drill hole within the permit area and on adjacent lands to the extent such
				information is available in public records and from a reasonable inspection of
				the property;
(D) A groundwater
				potentiometric surface contour map for each aquifer that may be affected by the
				mining process, including overlying and underlying aquifers in which monitoring
				wells are installed.
(E) Aquifer
				characteristics for the water saturated portions of the receiving strata and
				aquifers which may be affected by the mining process, which may include, but is
				not limited to, aquifer thickness, velocity and direction of groundwater
				movement, storage coefficients or specific yields, transmissivity or hydraulic
				conductivity and the direction(s) of preferred flow under hydraulic stress in
				the saturated zones of the receiving strata. The extent of hydraulic connection
				between the receiving strata and overlying and underlying aquifers, and the
				hydraulic characteristics of any influencing boundaries in or near the proposed
				well field area(s) shall be determined and described. Information needed to
				meet the requirements of Section
				8(d) of this Chapter shall
				also be provided; and
(F) Tabulated
				water quality analyses for samples collected from all groundwater which may be
				affected by the proposed operation. Sampling to characterize the premining
				groundwater quality and its variability shall be conducted in accordance with
				established Department guidelines. All baseline groundwater quantity and
				quality information must be provided in an electronic format prescribed by
				and/or acceptable to the Administrator.