South Carolina Code 48-20-150. Modification of reclamation plans
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 48-20-150
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Operating permit: means a permit for mining activity that is issued to an operator by the department. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
- Operator: means a person engaged in mining operations, whether individually, jointly, or through subsidiaries, agents, employees, or contractors. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
- Reclamation: means the reasonable rehabilitation of the affected land for useful purposes and the protection of the natural resources of the surrounding area. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
- Reclamation plan: means the operator's written proposal as required and approved by the department for reclamation of the affected land, which includes but is not limited to:
(a) proposed practices to protect adjacent surface resources;
(b) specifications for surface gradient restoration, including sketches delineating slope angle, to a surface suitable for the proposed subsequent use of the land after reclamation is completed, and the proposed method of accomplishment;
(c) manner and type of revegetation or other surface treatment of the affected areas;
(d) method of prevention or elimination of conditions that are hazardous to animal or fish life in or adjacent to the area;
(e) method of compliance with state air and water pollution laws;
(f) proposed methods to limit significant adverse effects on adjacent surface water and groundwater resources;
(g) proposed methods to limit significant adverse effects on significant cultural or historic sites;
(h) method of rehabilitation of settling ponds;
(i) method of control of contaminants and disposal of mining refuse;
(j) method of restoration or establishment of stream channels and stream banks to a condition minimizing erosion, siltation, and other pollution;
(k) maps and other supporting documents reasonably required by the department; and
(l) a time schedule, including the anticipated years for completion of reclamation by segments, that meets the requirements of § 48-20-90. See South Carolina Code 48-20-40
If at any time it appears to the department that the activities under the reclamation plan and other terms and conditions of the operating permit are failing to achieve the purposes and requirements of this chapter, it shall give the operator written notice of that fact, of its intention to modify the reclamation plan and other terms and conditions of the permit in a stated manner, and of the operator’s right to a hearing on the proposed modification at a stated time and place. The date for the hearing may not be less than thirty nor more than sixty days after the date of the notice unless the department and the operator mutually agree on another date. Following the hearing, the department may modify the reclamation plan and other terms and conditions of the permit in the manner stated in the notice or in such other manner it considers appropriate in view of the evidence submitted at the hearing.