§ 22510. SWRCB--Closure and Post-Closure Maintenance of Mining Units. (C15: § 2574)
27 CA ADC § 22510Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 27. Environmental Protection
Division 2. Solid Waste (Refs & Annos)
Subdivision 1. Consolidated Regulations for Treatment, Storage, Processing or Disposal of Solid Waste
Chapter 7. Special Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Units
Subchapter 1. Mining Waste Management
Article 1. SWRCB--Mining Waste Management Regulations (C15: Article 7) (Refs & Annos)
27 CCR § 22510
§ 22510. SWRCB--Closure and Post-Closure Maintenance of Mining Units. (C15: § 2574)
(b) Plan--Mining Units shall be closed according to an approved closure and post-closure maintenance plan which implements this section and provides for continued compliance with the applicable standards in this article for waste containment, precipitation and drainage controls, and monitoring throughout closure and the post-closure maintenance period.
(c) Reclamation--The RWQCB shall issue WDRs which incorporate the relevant provisions of an approved mining and reclamation plan (see California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, Public Resources Code, Section 2770, et seq.), prescribe additional conditions as necessary to prevent water quality degradation, and ensure that there will be no significant increase in the concentration of indicator parameters or waste constituents in ground or surface water, unless requirements are waived.
(f) Closure and Post-Closure Funding--The discharger shall provide for adequate funding to pay for the costs of closure and post-closure maintenance as required by this article. The discharger shall provide assurance of financial responsibility, acceptable to the RWQCB, pursuant to Chapter 6 of this title. The RWQCB shall periodically review financial assurances and shall modified them as necessary.
(k) Surface Impoundment Closure Standards--New and existing Group A and B surface impoundments shall be closed in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b)(1) of § 21400. A surface impoundment can be closed in place if provided with a cover as in § 21090(a) and if the liner (or, in the case of a double liner system, the outer liner) is clay.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 1058, Water Code. Reference: Sections 13172, 13226, and 13263, Water Code; and Section 43103, Public Resources Code.
History
1. New section, including Figures 1.1 and 1.2, filed 6-18-97; operative 7-18-97 (Register 97, No. 25).
This database is current through 4/19/24 Register 2024, No. 16.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 27, § 22510, 27 CA ADC § 22510
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