The remediation plan to be submitted by a remediating agency to the oversight agency shall include all of the following:
- (a) Identification of the remediating agency, and a certification that the remediating agency is a remediating agency as defined in this chapter.
- (b) Identification of the abandoned mined lands that are the subject of the plan.
- (c) Identification of the waters of the state, if any, that are affected by the abandoned mined lands.
- (d) A description of the physical conditions at the abandoned mined lands that are causing or have caused adverse water quality impacts.
- (e) A description of the practices, including system design and construction plans, and operation and maintenance plans, proposed to reduce, control, mitigate, or eliminate the adverse water quality impacts and a schedule for implementing those practices. If the plan is prepared for an existing remediation project, the remediation plan shall include a description of practices that have been implemented and the practices that are proposed to improve the existing project, if any.
- (f) An analysis demonstrating that the implementation of the practices described in the plan have caused, or are expected to cause, a substantial improvement in water quality for the identified waters.
- (g) A description of monitoring or other assessment activities to be undertaken to evaluate the success of the implemented practices during and after implementation, including an assessment of baseline conditions.
- (h) A budget and identified funding to pay for the implementation of the plan.
- (i) Remediation goals and objectives.
- (j) Contingency plans.
- (k) A description of the remediating agency’s legal right to enter and conduct remedial activities.
- (l) The signature of an authorized representative of the remediating agency.
- (m) Identification of the pollutants to be addressed by the plan.