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Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCESPart XV - Office of Conservation-Surface MiningSubpart 3 - Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Permits and Coal Exploration and Development Procedures Systems
Chapter 25 - Surface Mining Permit Applications: Minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources
Section XV-2507 - Description of Hydrology and Geology: General Requirements

La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XV-2507

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Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XV-2507 - Description of Hydrology and Geology: General Requirements
A. Each application shall contain a description of the geology, hydrology, and water quality and quantity of all lands within the proposed mine plan area, the adjacent area and the cumulative impact area. The description shall include information on the characteristics of all surface water and ground water within the cumulative impact area, and any water which will flow into or receive discharges of water from the cumulative impact area. The description shall be prepared according to §2507-2513 and conform to the following.
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a. Information on hydrology, water quality and quantity, and geology related to hydrology of areas outside the proposed mine plan area and within the cumulative impact area shall be provided by the office, to the extent that this data is available from an appropriate federal or state agency.
b. Sampling and Analysis Methodology. All water quality analyses performed to meet the requirements of this Section shall be conducted according to the methodology in the 15th edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," which is incorporated by reference, or the methodology in 40 CFR Parts 136 and 434. Water quality sampling performed to meet the requirements of this Section shall be conducted according to either methodology listed above when feasible. "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" is a joint publication of the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation and is available from the American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW., Washington, D.C. 20036. This document is also available for inspection at the office of the Federal Register Information Center, Room 8301, 1100 L Street, NW., Washington, D.C.; at the office of the OSM Administrative Record, U.S. Department of the Interior, Room 5315, 1100 L Street, NW., Washington, D.C.; at the OSM Eastern Technical Center, U.S. Department of the Interior, Building 10, Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA.; and at the OSM Western Technical Center, U.S. Department of the Interior, Brooks Tower, 1020 15th Street, Denver, CO.
c. If this information is not available from those agencies, the applicant may gather and submit this information to the office as part of the permit application.
d. The permit shall not be approved by the office until this information is made available in the application.
2. The use of modeling techniques may be included as part of the permit application, but the same surface- and ground-water information may be required for each site as when models are not used.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XV-2507

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 5:395 (December 1979), amended LR 14:441 (July 1988), LR 20:447 (April 1994).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:901-932.