69-05.2-13-11. Performance standards - General requirements - Cessation of operations - Permanent.

The permittee shall:

1. Close, backfill, or otherwise permanently reclaim all affected areas where mining has permanently ceased in accordance with this article and the permit.

2. Remove equipment, structures, or other facilities not required for monitoring, unless approved by the commission as suitable for the postmining land use or environmental monitoring, and reclaim the affected land.

History: Effective August 1, 1980; amended effective May 1, 1990.

General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-24