Section 69-05.2-24-07 - Performance standards - Roads - Restoration1. Unless the commission approves retention of a road as suitable for the approved postmining land use, immediately after the road is no longer needed for mining and reclamation operations: a. The road must be closed to vehicular traffic; b. The natural-drainage patterns must be restored; c. All bridges and culverts must be removed; d. Roadbeds must be ripped, plowed, and scarified; e. Cut and fill areas must be graded in accordance with section 69-05.2-21-02; f. Cross drains, dikes, and water bars must be constructed to minimize erosion; and g. Disturbed surfaces must be covered with suitable plant growth material in accordance with section 69-05.2-15-04 and revegetated in accordance with 69-05.2-22. 2. Unless otherwise authorized by the commission, all road-surfacing materials must be removed, hauled or conveyed, and disposed of under section 69-05.2-19-04. N.D. Admin Code 69-05.2-24-07
Effective August 1, 1980; amended effective May 1, 1992.General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-24