(a) A reclamation plan shall be completed for each registered site and submitted with the initial registration application. The plan shall include the following:
- (1) a legal description of where the site is located including the nearest quarter quarter section, township, range and county;
- (2) the total acreage of the site;
(3) a general description of the material to be mined, including:
- (A) the average depth of the mineral layer;
- (B) the average depth of overburden; and
- (C) the average depth of the topsoil;
- (4) the estimated life-span of the mine or the time period covered by the operator's long-term plan;
- (5) an aerial photograph, survey map, engineered drawing or other representation approved by the director describing the land to be mined first and how the mining will proceed across the site;
- (6) a description of the estimated total number of acres to be affected by mining, including the proportion to be reclaimed if different than the total affected acres;
- (7) an aerial photograph, survey map, engineered drawing or other representation approved by the director outlining the affected land, water bodies remaining after reclamation, stockpiles, crushing areas, roads and buildings;
- (8) a general description of the pre-mining and post-mining land-use;
- (9) a general description of the final grading and revegetation that will be completed and an estimated time-line for completion of those activities;
- (10) an illustration of the final topography;
- (11) a general description of the types of plants to be used in revegetation;
- (12) the approximate amount of topsoil and overburden, or if topsoil is not present the amount of overburden, to be stockpiled and used for reclamation of the site; and
- (13) the name, address, telephone number and signature of the person responsible for reclamation.
(Authorized by K.S.A. 49-623; implementing K.S.A. 49-607; effective June 19, 1995.)