§22-4-12. Preblast Survey Requirements
(a) For all new permits issued after the effective date of this section, at least thirty days prior to commencing blasting, an operator or an operator's designee shall make the following notifications in writing to all owners and occupants of protected structures that the operator or operator's designee will perform preblast surveys in accordance with […]
§22-4-13. Blasting Restrictions; Blasting Formula; Filing Preplan; Site Specific Blasting Requirements; Penalties; Notice
(a) Where blasting of overburden or mineral is necessary, the blasting shall be done in accordance with established principles for preventing injury to persons and damage to residences, buildings and communities, and comply with the following: (1) The weight in pounds of explosives to be detonated in any period less than an eight millisecond period […]
§22-4-14. Performance Standards
Each permit issued by the director pursuant to this article shall require the quarry operation, at a minimum, to meet the following performance standards: (a) The operator shall impound, drain or treat all runoff water so as to reduce soil erosion, damage to agricultural lands and prevent unlawful pollution of streams and other waters. The […]
§22-4-15. Groundwater Protection
The Groundwater Protection Act provisions contained in subsection (b), section four, article twelve of this chapter do not apply to mineral extraction areas of quarry mining sites regulated under this article. All other areas of the mine, including groundwater beneath the mineral extraction area, and water discharges from the quarry shall meet the requirements of […]
§22-4-16. Water Rights and Replacement; Waiver of Replacement
(a) Nothing in this article affects the rights of any person to enforce or protect, under applicable law, that person's interest in water resources affected by removal of mineral resources. (b) Any permittee shall replace the water supply of an owner of interest in real property who obtains all or part of the owner's supply […]
§22-4-17. Quarrying and Reclamation Plan
(a) The application for a new permit shall include a proposed quarrying and reclamation plan. In developing this complete quarrying and reclamation mining plan all reasonable measures shall be taken to eliminate damages to members of the public, their real and personal property, public roads, streams and all other public property from soil erosion, rolling […]
§22-4-18. Land Reclamation Requirements
(a) Quarries shall meet the final design requirements for slopes and gradients: (1) Final slope gradients of fill areas shall be designed using recognized standards and certified by a professional engineer or other approved professional specialist, except for backfill within the mineral excavation pit area, where no standard applies.
§22-4-19. Time Period for Reclamation
(a) The operator shall commence the reclamation of the incremental area of land disturbed by the operator after the completion of all quarrying of that area in accordance with the approved quarrying and reclamation plan. The quarrying and reclamation plan for each operation shall be site specific in describing how the quarrying and reclamation activities […]
§22-4-20. Fiscal Responsibility
(a) Each applicant must provide a certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state for all operators at the site including blasting and quarrying operators. Blasting insurance is not required of quarry operations which do not conduct blasting. The coverage shall include not less than $1 million for […]
§22-4-9. Permit Renewals and Revisions
(a) Any valid permit issued pursuant to this article carries with it the right of successive renewal upon expiration with respect to areas within the boundaries of the existing permit. All permittees shall publish a Class I legal advertisement in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code. (b) If an […]