A road not to be retained under an approved postmining land use shall be reclaimed in accordance with the approved reclamation plan as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for mining and reclamation operations. This reclamation shall include:

1. (1) Closing the road to traffic;
2. (2) Removing all bridges and culverts, unless approved as part of the postmining land use;
3. (3) Removing or disposing of road surfacing materials that are incompatible with the postmining land use and revegetation requirements;
4. (4) Reshaping cut and fill slopes as necessary to be compatible with the postmining land use and to complement the natural drainage pattern of the surrounding terrain;
5. (5) Protecting the natural drainage pattern by installing dikes or cross drains, as necessary, to control surface runoff and erosion; and
6. (6) Scarifying or ripping the roadbed, replacing topsoil or substitute material, and revegetating disturbed surfaces.

Authority: Environment Article, §15-503, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.07 and .08—.09 were previously codified as COMAR 08.13.09.22A—G and V—W, respectively. Recodification occurred in April, 1993. For a history of these regulations before April, 1993, see "Administrative History of COMAR 08.13.09 before April, 1993" which follows COMAR 26.20.01.

Chapter recodified from COMAR 08.20.19 to COMAR 26.20.19, June 1996

Chapter revised effective February 5, 2001 (28:2 Md. R. 105)