Section 312 IAC 25-6-132 - Underground mining; support facilities and utility installationsAuthority: IC 14-34-2-1
Affected: IC 14-34
Sec. 132.
(a) Support facilities required for, or used incidentally to, the operation of the underground mine, including, but not limited to, mine buildings, coal loading facilities at or near the mine site, coal storage facilities, equipment storage facilities, fan buildings, hoist buildings, preparation plants, sheds, shops, and other buildings shall be designed, constructed or reconstructed, and located to prevent or control erosion and siltation, water pollution, and damage to public or private property. Support facilities shall be designed, constructed or reconstructed, maintained, and used in a manner that prevents, to the extent possible using the best technology currently available, the following: (1) Damage to fish, wildlife, and related environmental values.(2) Additional contributions of suspended solids to stream flow or run-off outside the permit area. Any such contributions shall not be in excess of limitations of Indiana or federal law.(b) All underground mining activities shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes damage, destruction, or disruption of services provided by: (1) oil, gas, and water wells;(2) oil, gas, and coal slurry pipelines;(4) electric and telephone lines; and(5) water and sewage lines; that pass over, under, or through the permit area, unless otherwise approved by the owner of those facilities and the director.
Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 25-6-132; filed Jun 21, 2001, 2:53 p.m.: 24 IR 3583, eff Dec 1, 2001; readopted filed May 29, 2007, 9:51 a.m.: 20070613-IR-312070146RFA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2013, 10:12 a.m.: 20131016-IR-312130125RFAReadopted filed 3/26/2019, 3:40 p.m.: 20190424-IR-312190011RFA