Kan. Admin. Regs. § 11-8-7 - Reclamation requirements
Reclamation of affected lands shall meet the following standards, in addition to the standards listed in K.S.A. 49-611, and amendments thereto.
(a) Affected lands shall be graded to allowable slopes within
six months after filing the final report for the site.
(b) In grading the affected lands, all mining-related waste
products and machinery incompatible with the care and growth of vegetation
shall be removed from the affected lands. Boulders and stones incompatible with
the proposed post-mining use of the site shall be buried or removed from the
site.
(c) Topsoil and overburden, or if topsoil was not present
initially, then overburden only, shall be preserved in an amount specified in
the reclamation plan on the site for reclamation of affected lands.
(d) Within one year following the conclusion of all earthwork,
seeding of all areas in which vegetation is to be provided shall be completed
to the extent permitted by weather and planting requirements.
(e) Erosion control methods shall be used where necessary to
prevent rill and gully forma-tion.
(f) Each operator shall allow the seeded vegetation at least
one year to become established before filing a release request.
(g) A variance from the requirements of subsections (a), (d)
and (f) of this regulation, may be granted by the director if the operator
submits a written request at least 30 days before the initiation of affected
reclamation activities.
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