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NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CABINET DEPARTMENT FOR SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT
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Chapter 1 Strip Mining of Coal
- 005 Applicability of chapter
- 007 Termination and reassertion of jurisdiction
- 010 Definitions
- 015 Documents incorporated by reference
- 020 General provisions
- 030 Small operator exemption
- 040 Operations affecting two (2) acres or less
- 050 Permit requirements
- 051 Incremental bonding
- 060 Inspection and enforcement procedures
- 070 Postmining land use
- 080 Signs and markers
- 090 Use of explosives
- 100 Topsoil handling
- 110 Revegetation
- 120 Access roads, haul roads, and other transport facilities
- 130 Backfilling and grading
- 141 Disposal of excess spoil
- 150 Acid and toxic materials and waste materials
- 160 Protection of the hydrologic system
- 170 Water quality standards and surface water monitoring
- 180 Groundwater
- 190 Diversions of surface and underground flows
- 200 Sediment control measures
- 210 Coal waste dams
- 220 Permanent impoundments
- 230 Steep slope mining
- 240 Mountaintop removal
- 250 Prime farmland
- 260 Contemporaneous reclamation
Chapter 2 General Coal Mining Practices
Chapter 3 Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining
- 005 Applicability of chapter
- 007 Termination and reassertion of jurisdiction
- 010 Definitions
- 015 Documents incorporated by reference
- 020 General provisions
- 030 Small operator exemption
- 040 Operations affecting two (2) acres or less
- 050 Permit requirements
- 060 Inspection and enforcement procedures
- 070 Signs and markers
- 080 Topsoil handling and revegetation
- 090 Access roads, haul roads, and other transport facilities
- 100 Backfilling and grading
- 111 Disposal of excess rock and earth
- 120 Acid and toxic materials and waste materials
- 130 Protection of the hydrologic system
- 140 Water quality standards and surface water monitoring
- 150 Groundwater systems
- 160 Diversions of surface and underground flows
- 170 Sediment control measures
- 180 Coal waste dams
- 190 Permanent impoundments
Chapter 5 Surface Effects of Noncoal Mining
- 002 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 5
- 015 General provisions
- 021 Permit fees
- 032 Permit requirements
- 036 Signs and markers
- 040 Access roads and haul roads
- 042 Blasting
- 048 Protection of environmental resources
- 050 Protection of surface water quantity and quality
- 055 Permanent and temporary impoundments
- 062 Handling of materials
- 065 Premining and postmining land use
- 070 Revegetation
- 078 Contemporaneous reclamation
- 082 Reclamation bond
- 085 Enforcement
- 095 Administrative hearings, informal settlement conferences, and general practice provisions
- 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 7
- 015 Documents incorporated by reference
- 030 Applicability
- 035 Exemption for coal extraction incidental to the extraction of other minerals
- 040 General obligations of operators and permittees
- 050 Coal processing waste disposal sites
- 060 Experimental practices mining
- 070 Certification of blasters
- 080 Small operator assistance
- 091 General practice provisions
- 092 Administrative hearings and assessment conferences
- 095 Assessment of civil penalties
- 097 Reclamation in lieu of cash payment of civil penalties
- 100 Notice of citizen suits
- 110 Petitions for rulemaking
- 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 8
- 010 General provisions for permits
- 020 Coal exploration
- 030 Surface coal mining permits
- 040 Underground coal mining permits
- 050 Permits for special categories of mining
Chapter 10 Bond and Insurance Requirements
- 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 10
- 010 General requirements for performance bond and liability insurance
- 020 Amount and duration of performance bond
- 030 Types, terms and conditions of performance bonds and liability insurance
- 035 Procedures, criteria and hearing requirements for cancellation of surety bonds after notice of noncompliance issued for failure to maintain contemporaneous reclamation
- 040 Procedures, criteria and schedule for release of performance bond
- 050 Bond forfeiture
- 200 Kentucky bond pool
Chapter 12 Inspection and Enforcement
- 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 12
- 010 General provisions for inspection and enforcement
- 020 Enforcement
- 030 Public participation in inspection and enforcement
Chapter 16 Performance Standards for Surface Mining Activities
- 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 16
- 010 General provisions
- 020 Contemporaneous reclamation
- 030 Signs and markers
- 040 Casing and sealing of drilled holes
- 050 Topsoil
- 060 General hydrologic requirements
- 070 Water quality standards and effluent limitations
- 080 Diversions
- 090 Sedimentation ponds
- 100 Permanent and temporary impoundments
- 110 Surface and groundwater monitoring
- 120 Use of explosives
- 130 Disposal of excess spoil
- 140 Disposal of coal processing waste
- 150 Disposal of noncoal mine waste
- 160 Coal mine waste dams and impoundments
- 170 Stabilization of surface areas
- 180 Protection of fish, wildlife, and related environmental values
- 190 Backfilling and grading
- 200 Revegetation
- 210 Postmining land use capability
- 220 Roads
- 250 Other facilities
Chapter 18 Performance Standards for Underground Mining Activities
- 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 18
- 010 General provisions
- 020 Contemporaneous reclamation
- 030 Signs and markers
- 040 Casing and sealing of underground openings
- 050 Topsoil
- 060 General hydrologic requirements
- 070 Water quality standards and effluent limitations
- 080 Diversions
- 090 Sedimentation ponds
- 100 Permanent and temporary impoundments
- 110 Surface and groundwater monitoring
- 120 Use of explosives
- 130 Disposal of excess spoil
- 140 Disposal of coal processing waste
- 150 Disposal of noncoal mine waste
- 160 Coal mine waste dams and impoundments
- 170 Stabilization of surface areas
- 180 Protection of fish, wildlife, and related environmental values
- 190 Backfilling and grading
- 200 Revegetation
- 210 Subsidence control
- 220 Postmining land use capability
- 230 Roads
- 260 Other facilities
Chapter 20 Special Performance Standards
- 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 20
- 010 Coal exploration
- 030 Auger mining
- 040 Prime farmland
- 050 Mountaintop removal
- 060 Steep slopes
- 070 Off-site coal processing plants
- 080 In situ processing
Chapter 24 Areas Unsuitable for Mining
- 001 Definitions for 405 KAR Chapter 24
- 020 Petition requirements
- 030 Process and criteria for designating lands unsuitable for surface mining operations
- 040 Areas unsuitable for mining
Chapter 26 Operation of Two (2) Acres or Less
Chapter 30 Oil Shale Operations
- 010 Definitions
- 015 Documents incorporated by reference
- 020 General provisions
- 025 Experimental practices
- 035 General requirements for performance bond and liability insurance
- 040 Amount and duration of performance bonds
- 050 Bonding requirements for long-term facilities and structures
- 060 Form, terms and conditions of performance bonds and liability insurance
- 070 Procedures, criteria and schedule for release of performance bond
- 080 Bond forfeiture
- 090 General provisions for inspection and enforcement
- 100 Enforcement
- 110 Public participation in inspection and enforcement
- 121 Oil shale exploration
- 125 Oil shale exploration performance standards
- 130 Oil shale operation permits
- 140 Written approval required for transfer of permit; successor in interest
- 150 Oil shale records open to public inspection; confidential nature of certain data
- 160 Data requirements
- 170 Citizen demands for enforcement
- 180 Petitions for rulemaking
- 210 Signs and markers
- 220 Postmining land use
- 230 Air resources protection
- 240 Protection of fish, wildlife, and related environmental values
- 250 Use of explosives
- 260 Access roads, haul roads, overland conveyor systems, pipelines, and other transport facilities
- 270 Casing and sealing of drilled holes
- 280 Prime farmland
- 290 Topsoil
- 300 Protection of the hydrologic system
- 310 Diversion of flows and water withdrawal
- 320 Water quality standards, effluent limitations, and monitoring
- 330 Sediment control measures
- 340 Leachate control
- 350 Permanent impoundments
- 360 Waste management provisions
- 370 Disposal of excess spoil materials and spent shale
- 390 Backfilling and grading
- 400 Revegetation
- 410 In situ operations
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