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Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental QualityPart 8 - Geology RegulationsChapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal MiningAppendix 11-8-2-A - To The Administrative Procedures Act Rules
Rule 11-8-8-2-A-8 - Phase III Revegetation Success Standards for Wildlife Habitat
Section 11-8-8-2-A-8-I - Introduction

11 Miss. Code. R. 8-8-2-A-8-I

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Section 11-8-8-2-A-8-I - Introduction

This policy describes the criteria and procedures for determining Phase III success standards for areas being restored to wildlife habitat.

Revegetation success on wildlife habitat must be determined on the basis of the following conditions:

1. General revegetation requirements of the approved permit;
2. Ground cover; and
3. Tree/shrub/ or half-shrub stocking and survival.

The permittee is responsible for measuring the vegetation and for submitting the data to the Department for analysis. Measurements of the vegetation must be made in accordance with the procedures outlined in this document.

11 Miss. Code. R. 8-8-2-A-8-I