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y r + 3 f . § 3711..Performance Standards for Topsoil Salvage, roved NOTE. Authority cited: Sections 2755, 2756 and 2773, Maintenance, and Redistribution. When thea PP Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 2773, Public r� reclamation plan calls for revegetation or cultivation of disturbed lands,the followin Resources Code. g performance standards shat! § 3713. Performance Standards for Closure of activities:apply topsoil salvage, maintenance, and redistribution Surface Openings. fat Except those used solely for blasting or those that (a) All salvageable topsoil suitable for revegetation will be mined through within one year, all drill hales, water ' t shall be removed as a separate Jayer from areas to be wells, and monitoring wells shall be completed or disturbed by mining operations..Topsoil and vegetation abandoned in accordance with each of the following: removal shall not precede surface mining activities by (1) Water Code sections 13700, et seq. and 13800, more than one year, unless a longer time period is et se approved by the lead agency. q'' {b! topsoil resources shall be ma - (2)the applicable local ordinance adopted pursuant to Aped prior to Water Code section 13803; stripping and the location of topsoil stockpiles shall be shown on a map in the reclamation plan. If the,amount of (91 the applicable Department of Water Resources Y report issued pursuant to Water Code section 13800;and topsoil needed to cover all surfaces to be revegetated is a not available on site, ether.suitable material capable of {4} Subdivisions (1} and {2) of section 2511(g} of P Chapter 15 of Title 23 regarding discharge of waste to sustaining vegetation (such as subsoil) shaft be removed land. as a separate layer for use as a suitable,growth media. N Prior to closure, all portals, shafts, tunnels, or Topsoil and suitable growth media shall be maintained in other surface openings to underground workings shall be separate stockpiles. Test plots may be required to gated or otherwise protected from public entry in order to Y determine the suitability of growth media for revegetation eliminate any threat to purposes. public safety and to preserve access for wildlife habitat. {c} Sail salvage operations and phases of reclamation NOTE: Authority cited: Sections 2755, shall be carried out in accordance with.a schedule that: (1) : .2756 and 2773, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 2773, Public is set forth in the approved reclamation plan; (2)minimizes the area disturbed; and (3) is designed to achieve Resources Code. maximum revegetation success allowable underthe mining plan. Article 11. Financial Assurance Mechanisms (d)Topsoil and suitable growth media shall be used toi § 3800. Purpose. It is the purpose of this article to phase reclamation as soon as can be accommodated by specify additional financial assurance mechanisms to the mining schedule presented in the approved reclamation ' � assure reclamation pursuant to Public Resources Code plan following the mining of an area. Topsoil and suitable growth media that cannot be utilized immediately for Section 2710 et seq. (Surface Mining and Reclamation F Act, as amended). reclamation shall be stockpiled in an area where it will not NOTE: Authority cited: Section 2773.1, Public Resources be disturbed until needed for reclamation. Topsoil and suitable growth media stockpiles shall be clearly identified Code. Reference:. Section 2773.1(e), Public Resources Code. to distinguish them from mine waste dumps. Topsoil and � suitable growth media stockpiles shall be planted with a § 3801. Authority. Review, approval, adjustment, vegetative cover or shall be protected by equally nail enforcement, notification, 'forfeiture and all other q Y responsibilities of the lead agency, operator and effective measures to prevent water and wind erosion and Department of Conservation with respect to financial to discourage weeds. Relocation of topsoil or suitable growth media stock piles far assurances shall be conducted as prescribed in Public P .purposes .other than} Resources Code Section 2710 et seq. unless expressly reclamation shall require prior written approval from the I lead agency. outlined in this article. 71 NOTE: Authority cited: Section 2773.1, Public Resources (e) Topsoil and suitable growth media shall be Code. Reference: Section 2773.1(e), Public Resources redistributed in a manner that results in a stable, uniform thickness consistent with the approved end use, site Code. re configuration, and drainage patterns. § 3802. Definitions. The following definitions shall NOTE: Authority cited: Sectians.2755,.2756Tand2773 govern the interpretation of this article: -.? Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 2773, Public (a) "Budget Set Aside" means a financial assurance Resources Code. mechanism, meeting the requirements of Section 3806.2 of this article, by which a government entity proposes to § 3712. Performance Standards for Tailing and Mine Waste Management. make specific identified monies within the entity's budget available to perform reclamation pursuant to the approved State Water Resources Control Board mine waste _ disposal regulations in Article 7 of Chapter.l 5 of Title 23, reclamation plan. (b) "Financial Assurance Amount"means that amount California Code of Regulations, shalt govern mine wast be money necessary to conduct and complete reclamation and tailings, and mine waste disposal units shall " on the mined lands in accordance with the approved reclaimed in conformance with this article. reclamation plan, plus a reasonable estimate of the rte. i 26 i