S.D. Admin. R. 74:29:05:06

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 74:29:05:06 - Treatment of tailings - Initial sampling and chemical characterization

Prior to the initiation of treatment, effluent or pore water from a tailings impoundment shall be sampled and chemically characterized for the following parameters:

(1) Chemical constituents which may be used in or are likely to result from the milling or treatment process;

(2) Aluminum, arsenic, barium, beryllium, boron, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, lithium, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, silicon, silver, vanadium, and zinc;

(3) Major cations and anions, including ammonia, bicarbonate, calcium, carbonate, chloride, magnesium, nitrate, potassium, sodium, and sulfate;

(4) pH;

(5) Radon, uranium, radium 226, radium 228, total alpha radiation, total gamma radiation; and

(6) Total dissolved solids.

S.D. Admin. R. 74:29:05:06

14 SDR 111, effective 3/3/1988.

General Authority: SDCL 45-6B-81.

Law Implemented: SDCL 45-6B-44, 45-6B-45.