295.48 Mining plan.
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295.48 Mining plan.
(1)General. An applicant for a mining permit shall submit as part of the application a mining plan that includes a description of the proposed mining site and either a detailed map drawn to a scale approved by the department or aerial photographs, if the photographs show the details to the satisfaction of the department, prepared and certified by a competent engineer, licensed professional surveyor, or other person approved by the department that show all of the following:
(a)The boundaries of the area of land that will be affected.
(b)The drainage area above and below the area that will be affected.
(c)The location and names of all streams, roads, railroads, pipelines, and utility lines on or within 1,000 feet of the mining site.
(d)The name or names of the owner or owners of the mining site.
(e)The name of the city, village, or town in which the mining site is located and the name of any other city, village, or town that is within 3 miles of the mining site.
(2)Descriptive data. The applicant shall provide descriptive data to accompany the map or photographs under sub.
(1), including all of the following:
(a)The federal natural resources conservation service land capabilities classifications of the affected area.
(b)The elevation of the water table.
(c)Details of the nature, extent, and final configuration of the proposed excavation and mining site, including the total estimated production of tailings, waste rock, and other refuse and the location of their disposal.
(d)The nature and depth of the overburden.
(3)Operating procedures. The applicant shall also include in the mining plan the details of the proposed operating procedures, including descriptions of all of the following:
(a)The sequence of mining operations.
(b)The handling of overburden materials.
(c)The production, handling, and final disposition of tailings.
(d)The milling, concentrating, refining, and other processing of ferrous minerals.
(e)The storage, loading, and transportation of the final product.
(f)Groundwater and surface water management techniques, including provisions for erosion protection and drainage control, and a water management plan showing water sources, flow paths and rates, storage volumes, and release points.
(g)Plans for collection, treatment, and discharge of any water resulting from the mining.
(h)Plans for protecting air quality under ch. 285 .
(hm)A plan for monitoring environmental changes at the mining site.
(hr)An assessment of the risk of the occurrence of an accidental health or environmental hazard in connection with the operation of the mine. The assessment shall include, with specificity, a description of the assumptions that the applicant used in making the risk assessment and the contingency measures that the applicant proposes to take in the event that an accidental health or environmental hazard occurs.
(i)Measures for notifying the public and responsible governmental agencies of potentially hazardous conditions, including the movement or accumulation of toxic wastes in groundwater and surface water, soils, and vegetation, and other consequences of the operation of importance to public health, safety, and welfare.
(j)All surface facilities associated with the mining site and any use of mining waste in reclamation or the construction of any facility or structure.