Ariz. Admin. Code § R11-3-601 - Public Safety Standards

A. The responsible party shall ensure reclamation activities at a mining unit are designed to reduce hazards to public safety to the extent technically and economically practicable by measures including:

1. Removing scrap metal, wood, trash, and other debris that pose a threat to public safety, create a public nuisance, or are inconsistent with the approved reclamation plan; and

2. Re-grading slopes as prescribed under R11-3-602 and R11-3-705 for erosion control.

B. The responsible party shall ensure structures, equipment, and excavations at the reclamation site are maintained in a manner that is safe and restricts public access.

C. If public access to a surface feature that may be a hazard to public safety cannot be reduced adequately through reclamation measures, if structures, equipment, or excavations remain as part of the approved post-aggregate mining land use, or if a mining unit is exempt from reclamation under A.R.S. § 27-1275(A), the responsible party shall take the following steps to protect public safety:

1. Construct berms, fences, barriers, or a combination of these measures to restrict public access to the reclamation site;

2. Post and maintain visible warning signs in locations at which public access to the reclamation site is available; and

3. Implement institutional controls to provide safe and stable conditions by all practicable measures.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R11-3-601

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