Section 69-05.2-16-18 - Performance standards - Hydrologic balance -Discharge of waters into an underground mine Surface water must not be diverted or otherwise discharged into underground mine workings or abandoned surface mines, unless the operator or permittee demonstrates to the commission that the diversion or discharge will:
1. Minimize disturbance to the hydrologic balance on the permit area, prevent material damage outside the permit area, and otherwise eliminate public hazards resulting from surface mining activities. 2. Not cause the discharge to result in or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards or effluent limitations. N.D. Admin Code 69-05.2-16-18
Effective August 1, 1980; amended effective May 1, 1990.General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-24