Terms which have been defined in the Act shall have the same definitions when utilized in these Regulations. Additional definitions are as follows:
- A. “Temporary overburden” means overburden which will be moved back into the mine or which will otherwise be disposed of in reclaiming the mined areas.
- B. “Permanent overburden” means overburden that will be moved directly from the source to its planned final location.
- C. “Best Management Practices” (erosion and sediment control) means a practice or combination of practices that are determined by the Department to be an effective and practicable means of controlling nonpoint pollutants, particularly a practice or combination of practices that are determined to be an effective and practicable means of erosion and sediment control. Acceptable practices may include, but not be limited to: check dams, diversions, filter berms, drop structures, dust suppressants, mulching, riprap, sediment basins, sediment traps, engineered stream crossings, and vegetation.
- D. “Topsoil” means the surface layer and/or its underlying materials that have properties capable of producing desirable reclamation and vegetation.