295.49 Reclamation plan.
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295.49 Reclamation plan.
(1)An applicant for a mining permit shall submit as part of the application a reclamation plan, designed to minimize adverse effects to the environment to the extent practicable, that includes all of the following:
(a)A description of the manner, location, sequence, and timing of reclamation of the mining site, including the mine, mining waste site, and sites for the disposal of wastes that are not mining wastes.
(am)Prereclamation and postreclamation drawings.
(b)A map showing the specific reclamation proposal for each area of the mining site.
(c)A description of ongoing reclamation procedures during mining.
(d)A description of proposed interim and final topography and slope stabilization.
(e)A description of the proposed final land use and the relationship to surrounding land and land use.
(f)Plans for the long-term care of the mining site, that include all of the following:
1. Monitoring of the mine; mining waste sites; sites for the disposal of wastes that are not mining wastes; groundwater quality; and surface water quality.
2. The names of persons legally and operationally responsible for long-term care.
(g)Projected costs of reclamation, including the estimated cost of fulfilling the reclamation plan.
(2)The applicant shall demonstrate in the reclamation plan that all of the following will apply to the proposed reclamation, at a minimum: