Section 135.06. General standards.

 

(1)   Refuse and other solid wastes. Nonmetallic mining refuse shall be reused in accordance with a reclamation plan. Other solid wastes shall be disposed of in accordance with applicable rules of the department adopted pursuant to chs. 289 and 291 , Stats.

(2)   Area disturbed and contemporaneous reclamation. Nonmetallic mining reclamation shall be conducted, to the extent practicable, to minimize the area disturbed by nonmetallic mining and to provide for nonmetallic mining reclamation of portions of the nonmetallic mining site while nonmetallic mining continues on other portions of the nonmetallic mining site.

(3)   Public health, safety and welfare. All nonmetallic mining sites shall be reclaimed in a manner so as to comply with federal, state and local regulations governing public health, safety and welfare.

(4)   Habitat restoration. When the land use required by the reclamation plan approved pursuant to an applicable reclamation ordinance requires plant, fish or wildlife habitat, it shall be restored, to the extent practicable, to a condition at least as suitable as that which existed before the lands were affected by nonmetallic mining operations.

(5)   Compliance with environmental regulations. Reclamation of nonmetallic mining sites shall comply with any other applicable federal, state and local laws including those related to environmental protection, zoning and land use control.

History: Cr. Register, September, 2000, No. 537 , eff. 12-1-00.

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Other applicable environmental, zoning or land use regulations may include chs. NR 103 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 205 , 216 , 269 , 105 , 106 , 140 , 150 , 151 , 340 , 500 - 555 , and 812 , chs. 30 and 91 , Stats., and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act ( 33 USC 1344 ), which may be applicable to all or part of either an existing or proposed nonmetallic mining project. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1