Section 11-8-2.3-25-2507 - Description of Hydrology and Geology: General RequirementsEach application shall contain a description, provided by, or under the direction of, a qualified Registered Professional Geologist or Registered Professional Engineer as required by the Department, of the geology, hydrology, and water quality and quantity of all lands within the proposed permit area, the adjacent area and the cumulative impact area. The description shall include information on the characteristics of all surface water and groundwater within the cumulative impact area, and any water which will flow into or receive discharges of water from the cumulative impact area. The description shall be prepared according to this Rule and conform to the following:
(a) Sampling and analysis methodology.(1) Information on hydrology, water quality and quantity, and geology related to hydrology of areas outside the proposed permit area and within the cumulative impact area shall be provided by the Department, to the extent that this data is available from an appropriate federal or state agency.(2) Sampling and Analysis Methodology. All water quality analyses performed to meet the requirements of this Section shall be conducted according to the methodology in the 15th edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," which is incorporated by reference, or the methodology in 40 CFR Parts 136 and 434. Water quality sampling performed to meet the requirements of this Section shall be conducted according to either methodology listed above when feasible. "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" is a joint publication of the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation and is available from the American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW., Washington, D.C. 20036. This document is also available for inspection at the Office of the Federal Register, Room 700, 800 N. Capitol Street, NW., Washington, D.C.; at the Office of Surface Mining, Administrative Record, U.S. Department of the Interior, Room 210, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C.; at the OSM Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center, U.S. Department of the Interior, 501 Belle Street, Alton, IL; at the OSM Appalachian Regional Coordinating Center, U.S. Department of the Interior, Building, Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA.; and at the OSM Western Regional Coordinating Center, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO.(b) If this information is not available from those agencies, the applicant may gather and submit this information to the Department as part of the permit application.(c) The permit shall not be approved by the Permit Board until this information is made available in the application.(d) Additionally, the Department may require the following, or equivalent information, to be included in the application or otherwise provided to the Department: (1) Copies of all original field data collection notes and/or forms. Originals shall be maintained by the permit applicant as records subject to inspection pursuant to § 6305.(2) Copies of all original data reduction calculations. The copies shall include, but not be limited to, calculations, graphs, charts, and computer models.(3) An explanation of or reference for any methodology used for sampling and analysis, data reduction, or calculations for any information value provided.(4) A Quality Assurance Quality Control (QA/QC) manual to the Department for any division, company, party and/or subcontractor utilized to collect information on hydrogeology, water quality and quantity, or geology required for the permit sought.(5) A work plan providing the procedure of how any testing, analysis, methodology and/or any other manner for collecting and analyzing information required in this Rule and Rules 27 and 29, submitted to the Department for approval prior to conducting such effort.(e) The use of modeling techniques may be included as part of the permit application, but the same surface and ground-water information may be required for each site as when models are not used.11 Miss. Code. R. § 8-2.3-25-2507