La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XV-5313

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-5313 - Topsoil: Storage

A. Topsoil and other materials removed under §5311 shall be stockpiled only when it is impractical to promptly redistribute such materials on regraded areas.

B. Stockpiled materials shall be selectively placed on a stable area within the permit area, not disturbed, and protected from wind and water erosion, unnecessary compaction and contaminants which lessen the capability of the materials to support vegetation when redistributed.

1. Protection measures shall be accomplished either by:

a. an effective cover of non-noxious, quick-growing annual and perennial plants, seeded or planted during the first normal period after removal for favorable planting conditions; or

b. other methods demonstrated to and approved by the office to provide equal protection.

2. Unless approved by the office, stockpiled topsoil and other material shall not be moved until required for redistribution on a regraded area.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XV-5313

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.