Considerations in preparing plan for reclamation.

When preparing his or her plan for reclamation an applicant must consider: 1. The pre-mining and postmining use of the land; 2. The technical and economic practicability of the proposed techniques for reclamation; 3. The effectiveness of the proposed activities for reclamation in ensuring public safety; 4. The annual precipitation of the area and its effect on revegetation and the potential for erosion; 5. The existing and proposed postmining topography in relation to the potential for erosion; 6. The potential for degradation of surface-water or groundwater quality resulting from the proposed activities for reclamation; 7. The visual impact of the reclamation; 8. Any other criteria which may affect the applicability of a particular activity for reclamation, including types of soil and the physical and chemical characteristic of the soil; and 9. Whether the disturbance was created before or after September 19, 1990.