312 IAC 25-6-115 Underground mining; revegetation; general requirements

Sec. 115. (a) Each person who conducts underground mining activities shall establish on all areas disturbed by surface operations and facilities a diverse, effective, and permanent vegetative cover of the same seasonal variety native to the area that supports the approved postmining land use. (b) All revegetation shall be carried out in a manner that encourages a prompt vegetative cover and recovery of productivity levels compatible with the approved postmining land use, such that: (1) vegetative cover shall be capable of stabilizing the soil surface from erosion; and (2) if both the premining and postmining land uses are cropland, planting of the crops normally grown will meet the requirements of subsection (a).