1. Support facilities required for, or used incidentally to, the operation of the mine, including mine buildings, coal loading facilities at or near the minesite, coal storage facilities, equipment storage facilities, fan buildings, hoist buildings, preparation plants, sheds, shops, and other buildings, must be designed, constructed or reconstructed, and located to prevent or control erosion and siltation, water pollution, and damage to public or private property.

2. All surface mining activities must be conducted in a manner which minimizes damage, destruction, or disruption of services provided by oil, gas, and water wells; oil, gas, and coal-slurry pipelines; railroads; electric and telephone lines; and water and sewage lines which pass over, under, or through the permit area, unless otherwise approved by the owner of those facilities and the commission.

History: Effective August 1, 1980; amended effective May 1, 1992.

General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03

Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-24