N.D. Admin. Code 69-05.2-13-13

Current through Supplement No. 395, January, 2025

Section 69-05.2-13-13 - Performance standards - General requirements - Coal preparation plants not located within the permit area of a mine

Each person who operates a coal preparation plant in connection with a coal or commercial leonardite mine but outside the permit area for a specific mine shall obtain a permit in accordance with section 69-05.2-09-19, obtain a bond in accordance with 69-05.2-12, and comply with the following:

1. Signs and markers for coal preparation plants, coal processing waste disposal areas, and water treatment facilities must comply with section 69-05.2-13-04.

2. Stream channel diversions must comply with section 69-05.2-16-07.

3. Drainage from any disturbed areas related to coal preparation plants must comply with 69-05.2-16.

4. Permanent impoundments associated with coal preparation plants must comply with section 69-05.2-16-12. Dams constructed of or impounding coal processing waste must comply with 69-05.2-20.

5. Disposal of coal processing waste, noncoal mine waste, and excess spoil must comply with 69-05.2-19 and 69-05.2-18, respectively.

6. Fish, wildlife, and related environmental values must be protected in accordance with section 69-05.2-13-08.

7. Support facilities related to coal preparation plants must comply with section 69-05.2-24-09.

8. Roads associated with coal preparation plants must comply with 69-05.2-24.

9. Cessation of operations must be in accordance with sections 69-05.2-13-10 and 69-05.2-13-11.

10. Erosion and attendant air pollution must be controlled in accordance with sections 69-05.2-15-06 and 69-05.2-13-07, respectively.

11. Underground mine areas must be avoided in accordance with section 69-05.2-13-06.

12. Reclamation must follow proper suitable plant growth material handling, backfilling and grading, revegetation, and postmining land use procedures in accordance with 69-05.2-15, 69-05.2-21, 69-05.2-22, and 69-05.2-23, respectively.

N.D. Admin Code 69-05.2-13-13

Effective January 1, 1987; amended effective May 1, 1990; May 1,1992.

Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-362, October 2016, effective 10/1/2016.

General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-24