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Title 11 - Mississippi Department of Environmental QualityPart 8 - Geology RegulationsChapter 2 - Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality Regulations Governing Surface Coal MiningSubchapter 2.5 - Permanent Program Performance Standards
Rule 11-8-2.5-53 - Permanent Program Performance Standards Surface Mining Activities
Section 11-8-2.5-53-5341 - Hydrologic Balance: Post-mining Rehabilitation of Sedimentation Ponds, Diversions, Impoundments and Treatment Facilities

11 Miss. Code R. § 8-2.5-53-5341

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Section 11-8-2.5-53-5341 - Hydrologic Balance: Post-mining Rehabilitation of Sedimentation Ponds, Diversions, Impoundments and Treatment Facilities

Before abandoning a permit area or seeking bond release, the operator shall ensure that all temporary structures are removed and reclaimed, and that all permanent sedimentation ponds, diversions, impoundments and treatment facilities meet the requirements of this Rule for permanent structures and impoundments. The operator shall renovate such structures if necessary to meet the requirements of this Rule and to conform to the approved reclamation plan.

11 Miss. Code. R. § 8-2.5-53-5341