Ariz. Admin. Code § R11-3-501 - Aggregate Mining Unit Reclamation Plan Content

A. Before beginning any mining activity, the responsible party of an aggregate mining facility shall submit to the Inspector a reclamation plan. The reclamation plan shall include the information specified in A.R.S. § 27-1271, unless excluded under A.R.S. § 27-1275, including elements in Articles 6 and 7, if applicable. The reclamation plan may include the following:

1. Maps of the existing or proposed surface disturbances for all aggregate mining units of the aggregate mining facility indicating the following, as applicable:

a. Boundaries of each aggregate mining unit including any offsets and setbacks;

b. Boundaries of the aggregate mining facility on which the aggregate mining unit is located;

c. Existing and proposed post-aggregate mining sites;

d. Post-reclamation physical topography including all surface elevations and approximate under-water surface configurations or elevations;

e. Natural features including surface water and the elevation of any pond or lake;

f. Surface disturbances including pits, excavations, walls, worksite pads, parking lots, storage areas, water dikes or ditches, temporary or permanent structures, temporary trailers or pads, and equipment;

g. Aggregate mine development rock piles, soil or growth media storage piles, overburden stockpiles, and other piles of unconsolidated materials;

h. Settling ponds and waste materials or fines materials;

i. Roads, building or foundations and pads, other structures, stationary equipment, fences, including security fences and gates, and berms;

j. Other features that will be abated or removed including water wells, power lines, utilities, and buildings not required in the post-aggregate mining land use; and

k. Final post-aggregate mining land use objectives for each portion of surface disturbance in each aggregate mining unit. Multiple post-aggregate mining land uses may be listed for an aggregate mining unit but each use is required to meet the requirement of the Act and this Chapter;

2. An indication whether the owner or operator is the responsible party and if the operator is the responsible party, a description of the legal relationship between the owner and the operator including the length of the lease and a general description of lease provisions governing reclamation.

B. The Inspector shall approve or disapprove a submitted reclamation plan for an aggregate mining unit according to the licensing time frames specified in A.R.S. § 27-1272.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R11-3-501

Adopted by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 828, effective 5/11/2019.