11 Miss. Code R. § 8-2.3-27-2709

Current through December 10, 2024

Section 11-8-2.3-27-2709 - Operation Plan: Maps and Plans

Each application shall contain maps and plans of the proposed permit and adjacent areas as follows:

(a) The maps and plans shall show the lands proposed to be affected throughout the operation and any change in a facility or feature to be caused by the proposed operations, if the facility or feature was shown under §§ 2535-2537.

(b) The following shall be shown for the proposed permit area:

(1) buildings, utility corridors and facilities to be used;

(2) the area of land to be affected within the proposed permit area, according to the sequence of mining and reclamation;

(3) each area of land for which a performance bond or other equivalent guarantee will be posted under Subchapter 2.4;

(4) each coal storage, cleaning and loading area;

(5) each topsoil, spoil, coal waste and non-coal waste storage area;

(6) each water diversion, collection, conveyance, treatment, storage and discharge facility to be used;

(7) each air pollution collection and control facility;

(8) each source of waste and each waste disposal facility relating to coal processing or pollution control;

(9) each facility to be used to protect and enhance fish and wildlife and related environmental values;

(10) each explosive storage and handling facility; and

(11) location of each sedimentation pond, permanent water impoundment, coal processing waste bank, and coal processing waste dam and embankment, in accordance with § 2725, and fill area for the disposal of excess spoil in accordance with § 2735.

(c) Maps, plans and cross-sections required under § 2709(b)(4),(5),(6),(10) and (11) shall be prepared by, or under the direction of, and certified by a qualified registered professional engineer and/or qualified registered professional geologist, with assistance from experts in related fields such as land surveying and landscape architecture, except that maps, plans and cross-sections for sedimentation ponds and spoil disposal facilities may only be prepared by a qualified registered professional engineer and/or registered professional geologist.

11 Miss. Code. R. § 8-2.3-27-2709