§ 817.100 - Contemporaneous reclamation.

§ 817.100 What are the standards for conducting reclamation contemporaneously with mining?

(a) You must reclaim all areas disturbed

Contemporaneous reclamation.

Reclamation efforts, including but not limited to backfilling, grading, topsoil replacement, and revegetation, on all areas affected by surface impacts incident to an underground coal mine shall occur as contemporaneously as practicable with

the

mining operations, except when

the

such mining operations are conducted in accordance with a variance for concurrent surface and underground mining activities issued under § 785.18 of this chapter.

Reclamation activities include, but are not limited to, backfilling, grading, soil replacement, revegetation, and stream restoration. (b)

The regulatory authority may establish schedules that define contemporaneous reclamation.

[48 FR 24652, June 1, 1983, as amended at 81 FR 93418, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54999, Nov. 17, 2017]