Section 58.01.13.050 - PRE-APPLICATION PROCESS AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN01.Pre-application Conference. Any person who intends to apply for a permit or proposes to construct or operate a facility that is intended to contain, treat, or dispose of process water and process-contaminated water generated in ore processing operations that utilize cyanide as a primary leaching agent should contact the Department during the initial stages of site characterization to schedule a pre-application conference. Prospective applicants are encouraged to begin meeting with agents of the Department at least one (1) year in advance of preliminary design submittal to discuss, at a minimum, the following.a. Environmental baseline data requirements; waste characterization requirements; siting requirements; operation and maintenance plans; emergency and spill response plans; quality assurance/quality control plans; required contents for permit applications; agency cyanidation facility visits.b. The proposed water quality monitoring and reporting required in Subsection 200.11 and the monitoring well siting and construction plans required in Subsection 200.12. The applicant is encouraged to submit a report describing the purpose, objectives, location, and proposed construction of monitoring wells to the Department for review and comment during the initial stages of site characterization.c. The preliminary design report and alternative design proposals required prior to application submittal under Subsection 050.02.d. The permitting process, application procedures, public review and comment periods, and permit schedule.e. The timing of additional pre-application meetings. The pre-application conference may trigger a period of collaborative effort between the applicant, the Department, and the Idaho Department of Lands to develop an application that complies with rule requirements and ensures the facility will not interfere with the beneficial uses of waters and will not endanger public safety or the environment.f. The cost recovery agreement required under Subsection 100.04.02.Information Required for Preliminary Design Report. Submittal of a preliminary design report is mandatory. Upon submittal, the preliminary design report must include sufficient detail to determine the following: a. The general framework and design criteria for the project;b. How the project will address each applicable requirement in Subsection 100.03 and Sections 200 through 205, or why a specific requirement in Subsection 100.03 and Sections 200 through 205 is not applicable;c. How the design criteria were identified, or the approach the applicant will use to determine design criteria for which insufficient data is available at the time of the preliminary design;d. How the requirements of these rules will be met in the final permit application; ande. How design, construction, operation, and closure will ensure the facility will not interfere with the beneficial uses of waters and will not endanger public safety or the environment.03.Notice of Preliminary Design Approval or Disapproval. Unless otherwise provided in this Subsection 050.03, the Director will notify the applicant in writing of the decision to approve or disapprove a preliminary design report within thirty (30) days after the Department receives all information required by Subsection 050.02. For alternative design proposals submitted under Section 205, the Director will notify the applicant in writing of the decision for alternative design approval or disapproval within ninety (90) days after the Department receives all information required by Section 205. The time required to review and, if appropriate, approve the preliminary design report is separate from and not included as part of the one hundred eighty (180) day period for issuing notice of rejection or notice of approval of the permit under Section 39-118A(2)(b), Idaho Code. Approval of the preliminary design report does not authorize the construction, modification, or operation of the cyanidation facility.Idaho Admin. Code r. 58.01.13.050