Kan. Admin. Regs. § 47-3-3a

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 47-3-3a - Application for mining permit; maps

(a) Each map, plan, and cross section required for a permit application shall be certified by a qualified, licensed engineer and shall be updated as required by the secretary or secretary's designee.

(b) Each change in a facility or feature that would be caused by the proposed mining operations shall be shown in the maps and plans accompanying the permit application.

(1) A color code, or other method approved in writing by the secretary or secretary's designee, shall be used to indicate critical features of the permit area as follows:

(A) green for areas of coal removal;

(B) red for the boundary of the land affected, including access roads and haulageways;

(C) brown for access roads and haulageways; and

(D) blue for watercourses, impoundments, drainageways, and other water areas.

(2) A color code, or other method approved, in writing, by the secretary or secretary's designee, shall be used to indicate critical features of any reclamation plan as follows:

(A) green for areas of proposed grassland;

(B) red for the permit boundaries;

(C) brown for any roads to be left through the disturbed area;

(D) blue for proposed water impoundment and drainage;

(E) yellow for proposed cropland; and

(F) orange for proposed woodland.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 47-3-3a

Authorized by K.S.A. 49-405; implementing K.S.A. 49-406; effective May 1, 1986; amended Feb. 11, 1991; amended May 2, 1997.