Or. Admin. Code § 690-078-0010 - Definitions
The following definitions apply in this division and to any permits or certificates issued under these rules:
(1) "Chemical Process Mining" means a mining
and processing operation for metal bearing ores that uses chemicals to
dis-solve metals from ore.
(2)
"Commission" means Oregon Water Resources Commission.
(3) "Consolidated Application" means the
single application filed with the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
as required under Section 13, Chapter 735, 1991 Oregon Laws.
(4) "Cooperating Agency" means an agency that
has statutory responsibility related to a chemical process mine but that does
not issue a permit for the mining process.
(5) "Department" means Oregon Water Resources
Department.
(6) "DOGAMI" means
Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
(7) "Environmental Evaluation" means an
analysis of specific impacts of the chemical process mine operation that allow
affected agencies to develop permit conditions.
(8) "Permitting Agency" means an agency that
has a separate permitting authority for some element of a chemical process
mine.
(9) "Project Coordinating
Committee" means the interagency governmental committee that shares information
and coordinates county, state and federal permitting requirements, facilitates
the exchange of ideas, optimizes communication and avoids duplicate effort.
(10) "Suspension of Water Use
Permit" means that water cannot be appropriated under a permit or certificate
issued under these rules because the operator of the mine has not increased the
bond to cover the additional reclamation costs. The suspension will be lifted
when the operator posts the additional bond security.
(11) "Technical Review Team" means the
interagency governmental committee that determines baseline data methodology
guidelines and coordinates the use of the data.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: OL 735. 1991
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