312 IAC 25-4-136 Small operator assistance; definitions

Sec. 136. The following definitions apply to section 135 of this rule, this section, and sections 137 through 143 of this rule: (1) "Monitoring" means the collection of environmental data by either continuous or periodic sampling methods. (2) "Probable cumulative impacts" means the expected total: (A) qualitative and quantitative; or (B) direct and indirect; effects of mining and reclamation activities on the hydrologic regime. (3) "Probable hydrologic consequences" means the projected result of proposed surface coal mining and reclamation operations that may reasonably be expected to change: (A) the quantity or quality of the surface and ground water; (B) the surface or ground water flow, timing, and pattern; (C) the stream channel conditions; and (D) the aquatic habitat on the permit area and other affected areas. (4) "Program administrator" means the Indiana or federal official who has the authority and responsibility for overall management of the small operator assistance program. (5) "Qualified laboratory" means a designated public agency, private firm, institution, or analytical laboratory that can provide the required determination of probable hydrologic consequences or statement of results of test borings or core samplings or other services as specified as section 140 of this rule under the small operator assistance program and that meets the standards of section 141 of this rule.