69-05.2-16-02. Performance standards - Hydrologic balance - Compliance with department of environmental quality standards.

Runoff water and pit water discharge must meet the water quality requirements of the North Dakota department of environmental quality, as well as those of this article. The commission will not issue or revise a mining permit until the department of environmental quality has had an opportunity to review the applicable information and plans. No rights under the mining permit shall be exercised until the necessary department of environmental quality permits are obtained.

History: Effective August 1, 1980; amended effective May 1, 1990; June 1, 1997.

General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03, 38-14.1-42

Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-21, 38-14.1-42