Okla. Admin. Code § 460:20-31-17

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 460:20-31-17 - Transportation facilities

(a)Plans and drawings. Each applicant for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit shall submit plans and drawings for each road as defined in Section 460:20-3-5 of this Chapter to be constructed, used, or maintained within the proposed permit area. The plans and drawings shall:

(1) Include a map, appropriate cross sections, design drawings and specifications for road widths, gradients, surfacing materials, cuts, fill embankments, culverts, bridges, drainage ditches, low-water crossings, and drainage structures;

(2) Contain the drawings and specifications of each proposed road that is located in the channel of an intermittent or perennial stream, as necessary for approval of the road by the Department in accordance with Section 460:20-45-52(d)(1) of this Chapter.

(3) Contain the drawings and specifications for each proposed ford of perennial or intermittent streams that is used as a temporary route, as necessary for approval of the ford by the Department in accordance with Section 460:20-45-53(c)(2) of this Chapter.

(4) Contain a description of measures to be taken to obtain approval of the Department for alteration or relocation of a natural stream channel under Section 460:20-45-53(d)(5) of this Chapter.

(5) Contain the drawings and specifications for each low-water crossing of perennial or intermittent stream channels so that the Department can maximize the protection of the stream in accordance with Section 460:20-45-53(d)(6) of this Chapter; and

(6) Describe the plans to remove and reclaim each road that would not be retained under an approved postmining land use, and the schedule for this removal and reclamation.

(b)Standard design plans. The Department may establish engineering design standards for primary roads through the State program approval process, in lieu of engineering tests, to establish compliance with the minimum static safety factor of 1.3 for all embankments specified in Section 460:20-45-53(b) of this Chapter.

Okla. Admin. Code § 460:20-31-17

Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4231, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 117, eff 9-29-94 through 7-14-95 (emergency); Amended at 12 Ok Reg 3592, eff 10-12-95