N.D. Admin Code 69-05.2-09-11 - Permit applications - Reclamation plans - General requirements
Each application must contain a reclamation plan for affected lands, showing how the applicant will comply with chapters 69-05.2-13 through 69-05.2-26. The plan must, at a minimum, include:
1. A discussion of how the scheduling of each
reclamation phase meets the requirements for contemporaneous reclamation in
subsection 14 of North Dakota Century Code section
38-14.1-24 and section
69-05.2-21-01.
2. A detailed reclamation cost estimate and
supporting calculations.
3.
Postmining topographic and area slope maps drawn to the specifications in
subsection 3 of section
69-05.2-08-02, and a plan for
backfilling, soil stabilization, compacting, and grading. The plan must provide
cross sections and volumetric calculations or other information to show the
final topography can be achieved.
4. A plan for the removal, reshaping, and
final reclamation of each facility identified and discussed in this chapter.
5. A plan for the removal,
storage, and redistribution of suitable plant growth material and other
suitable strata to meet the requirements of 69-05.2-15. This plan must provide
the volumes, by ownership, of topsoil and subsoil available in all areas to be
disturbed. These volumes must be determined from the soil survey required by
section 69-05.2-08-10.
6. A revegetation plan to meet the
requirements of 69-05.2-22. The plan must include:
a. A revegetation schedule.
b. Seed and seedling species and amounts per
acre [0.40 hectare].
c. Planting
and seeding methods.
d. Mulching
techniques.
e. Irrigation, if
appropriate, and any pest and disease control measures.
f. General management plans until final bond
release.
g. Methods to determine
the success of revegetation required in section
69-05.2-22-07.
h. A soil testing plan for evaluating the
results of suitable plant growth material handling and reclamation procedures
related to revegetation.
7. Measures to ensure that all debris,
toxic-forming materials, and materials constituting a fire hazard are disposed
of in accordance with sections
69-05.2-19-04 and
69-05.2-21-03 and a description of
the contingency plans developed to preclude their sustained combustion.
8. A description, including
appropriate cross sections and maps, of measures to manage mine openings, and
to plug, case, or manage exploration holes, other boreholes, wells, and other
openings within the permit area, under 69-05.2-14.
Notes
General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-14
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