Mont. Admin. r. 17.24.1129 - ANNUAL REPORT

(1) Each operator shall file copies of an annual report with the department within a time period specified in 82-4-237, MCA, until such time as full bond is released.

(2) The annual report must include:

(a) the name and address of the operator and the permit number;

(b) the exact number of acres of land affected by the operation during the preceding year and cumulatively;

(c) the extent of backfilling and grading performed during the preceding year and cumulatively;

(d) the extent of vegetative reclamation (seeding or planting) performed during the preceding year (in narrative and map form), including:

(i) the type of planting or seeding;

(ii) the mixtures and amounts seeded;

(iii) the species, location, and method of planting for site or species specific plantings;

(iv) the date of seeding or planting;

(v) the area of land planted;

(vi) cumulative areas reseeded to date; and

(vii) cumulative acres of each phase of bond released to date;

(e) vegetation monitoring data and analysis pursuant to ARM 17.24.723;

(f) replaced soil depths and a map of all sites sampled;

(g) an inspection map depicting all approved surface features, as required by the department, in or associated with the permit area, reproduced at a scale applicable for field use;

(h) a summary of actions taken to comply with state weed control laws;

(i) an updated cultural resource management table, including a list of sites mitigated and disturbed in the preceding year and sites to be mitigated and disturbed in the coming year; and

(j) any other relevant information required by the department.

(3) Maps containing information listed in ARM 17.24.305(1) must be certified in accordance with ARM 17.24.305.

Notes

Mont. Admin. r. 17.24.1129

NEW, 1980 MAR p. 725, Eff. 4/1/80; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 30, Eff. 1/13/89; AMD, 1990 MAR p. 936, Eff. 5/18/90; TRANS, from DSL, 1996 MAR p. 3042; AMD, 2004 MAR p. 2548, Eff. 10/22/04; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 260, Eff. 2/10/2024

AUTH: 82-4-205, MCA; IMP: 82-4-237, MCA