16 Tex. Admin. Code § 12.205 - In Situ Processing Activities
(a)
This section applies to any person who conducts or intends to conduct surface
coal mining and reclamation operations utilizing in situ processing
activities.
(b) Any application for
a permit for operations covered by this section shall be made according to all
requirements of this subchapter applicable to underground mining activities. In
addition, the mining and reclamation operations plan for operations involving
in situ processing activities shall contain information establishing how those
operations will be conducted in compliance with the requirements of
§§
12.660 and
12.661 of this title (relating to
Special Permanent Program Performance Standards--In Situ Processing),
including:
(1) delineation of proposed holes
and wells and production zone for approval of the Commission;
(2) specifications of drill holes and casings
proposed to be used;
(3) a plan for
treatment, confinement or disposal of all acid-forming, toxic-forming or
radioactive gases, solids, or liquids constituting a fire, health, safety or
environmental hazard caused by the mining and recovery process; and
(4) plans for monitoring surface and ground
water and air quality, as required by the Commission.
(c) No permit shall be issued for operations
covered by this section, unless the Commission first finds, in writing, upon
the basis of a complete application made in accordance with subsection (b) of
this section, that the operation will be conducted in compliance with all
requirements of this subchapter (relating to Surface Coal Mining and
Reclamation Operations Permits and Coal Exploration Procedures Systems)
relating to underground mining activities, and §§12.500 of-12.572 of
this title (relating to Permanent Program Performance Standards--Underground
Mining Activities), and to §§
12.660 and
12.661 of this title (relating to
Special Permanent Program Performance Standards--In Situ Processing).
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