La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XV-5903

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

Section XV-5903 - Coal Processing Plants: Performance Standards

A. Construction, operation, maintenance, modification, reclamation and removal activities at operations covered by this Chapter shall comply with the following.

1. Signs and markers for the coal processing plant, coal processing waste disposal area and water treatment facilities shall comply with §5301

2. Roads, transport and associated structures shall be constructed, maintained and reclaimed in accordance with §5433-5435

3. Any stream or channel realignment shall comply with §5323

4. If required by the office, any disturbed area related to the coal processing plant or associated facilities shall have sediment control structures, in compliance with §5325 and 5327, and all discharges from these areas shall meet the requirements of §5319-5321 and any other applicable state or federal law.

5. Permanent impoundments associated with coal processing plants shall meet the requirements of §5333 Dams constructed of or impounding coal processing waste shall comply with §5391-5395

6. Use of water wells shall comply with §5341 and water rights shall be protected in accordance with §5343

7. Disposal of coal processing waste, solid waste and any excavated material shall comply with §§5375-5387, 5389, and 5365-5371, respectively.

8. Discharge structures for diversions and sediment control structures shall comply with §5329

9. Air pollution control measures associated with fugitive dust emissions shall comply with §5397

10. Fish, wildlife and related environmental values shall be protected in accordance with §5399

11. Slide areas and other surface areas shall comply with §5401

12. Reclamation shall include proper topsoil handling procedures, revegetation and abandonment in accordance with §§5309-5317, 5347, 5403-5415, 5417-5423, and 5427-5431.

13. Conveyors, buildings, storage bins or stockpiles, water treatment facilities, water storage facilities, and any structure or system related to the coal processing plant shall comply with Chapter 53.

14. Any coal processing plant or associated structures located on prime farmland shall meet the requirements of Chapter 55.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XV-5903

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.