(a) The mining plan consists of:
(1) An operations plan; and,
(2) A reclamation plan.
(b) The operations plan shall consist of:
(1) A written description of the proposed operation; and,
(2) Operations plan map of the proposed operation.
(c) The operations plan map shall include the following:
(1) A map of the location of the mine including boundaries of the land controlled by the applicant;
(2) The boundary outline and legal description of the proposed affected land for the life of the mine;
(3) Topographic contours, at two-foot intervals;
(4) The mining methods and general sequence of areas to be mined;
(5) All areas of excavation, and, if applicable, all blasting areas;
(6) All areas of overburden, tailings and spoil;
(7) All areas of topsoil and mineral stock piles;
(8) All processing plant areas;
(9) All equipment maintenance areas, all fueling areas, and all fuel storage areas;
(10) All haulageways;
(11) All shipping and storage areas; and
(12) All drainage features, water courses, water discharge points, water impoundments, and ground water monitoring locations.
(d) The operations plan map shall be presented on a base map utilizing aerial photogrammetry, and be prepared by a licensed engineer, geologist, land surveyor or other individual trained in such preparation and stamped by a professional licensed in Indiana.
(e) The Administrator reserves the right to reject aerial photographs or photogrammetry on the basis of being out of date, of poor quality, of improper scale or for other reasons that render them unsatisfactory for the required purpose.
(f) The operations plan maps shall be presented with a horizontal scale not to exceed one-inch equals 200 feet. Contour intervals and/or cross sections shall be as prescribed by the Administrator.
(g) The operations plan maps shall be prepared in a neat, legible manner and shall include a title block and legend containing the following information:
(1) The name and address of the mining operation;
(2) The mine manager name and contact information;
(3) The scale, a north arrow and a reference datum;
(4) The name of the individual responsible for the preparation of the maps and/or photographs; and
(5) The date of preparation, and the record of work and/or revisions.
(h) The written description of the operations plan shall include the following:
(1) The general geographic location of the mine;
(2) A description of topographic, cultural and land use features within and adjacent to the affected land;
(3) A description of the existing condition of the ground surface at the mine including areas already mined or disturbed by mining, the existence of structures, vegetation, and water cover;
(4) A description of the applicant's proposed method of mining indicating the method of extraction, the sequence of cuts and excavations, method and types of blasting, the disposition of materials on the affected property, the use of haulageways and ingress and egress from public streets;
(5) A description of the applicant's general direction of mining during the next five-year period along with the overall development of the mine;
(6) A description of the streets or other public ways in the City upon and along which minerals, overburden or tailings are planned to be hauled or carried;
(7) A description of the heavy equipment planned to be used for the purpose of mining;
(8) A description of the applicant's proposed methods for preventing pollution from mining, including but not limited to air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution, including:
a. A detailed plan designed to minimize impacts of noise including:
i. An existing conditions analysis, including measurements at adjacent property and nearby protected structures;
ii. A list of equipment and operations that may impact noise pollution;
iii. Projections of sound decibel levels due to operations at mine boundaries, adjacent public roads and adjacent residential or commercial property; and
iv. Conclusions and recommendations.
b. Current and future drainage and water controls including discharge volumes;
c. Air quality efforts and dust control;
d. A complete spill prevention control and countermeasure (SPCC) plan to insure adequate response to potential fuel spills and releases from mining equipment;
e. Emergency response measures in the event of a release that could impact water quality;
f. A description of the employee training for response to spill and release emergencies; and
g. A listing of all chemicals, quantities and storage locations for the facility.
(9) Descriptions of the applicant's proposed methods to minimize the potential adverse impact of mining on the City including:
a. Methods to be used to protect nearby public and private property from damages, including the control of the adverse effects of blasting;
b. Measures to mitigate visual impacts;
c. Existing and proposed hours of operation;
d. Existing and proposed levels of truck traffic and routing and efforts to minimize impacts;
e. Subsidence investigations or studies done to ensure the integrity of any underground mining, if applicable;
f. Hydrologic investigations to minimize impacts on the City's water supply; and
g. Other relevant information that the applicant provides to indicate efforts to minimize visual impacts, trucking and traffic, air quality and fugitive dust, or other studies concerning the operation.
(10) If the operation includes mining of rock or other consolidated materials, or if the application relates to a modification or expansion of an existing operation for consolidated materials, a new or updated isoseismic study which is less than two years old;
(11) If the affected land is located within a public well-head two-year time of travel area, a hydrogeologic study of the potential impact to the City's water supply and a description of any mitigation proposed. The hydrogeologic study shall include the following:
a. Full geologic and hydrogeologic evaluation including all soil/bedrock boring logs, field aquifer testing, photographic documentation of rock cores and rock quality;
b. Geology cross-sections through existing and proposed mining areas;
c. Historical groundwater level measurements of all monitoring wells, piezometers and surface water bodies including geographic location, reference surface elevation, depth to groundwater, date of measurement, survey reference location and elevation;
d. Potentiometric (water level) maps for each date of measurement of the group of monitoring wells and piezometers;
e. Historical pumping rate records for the mine including date of measurement, flow rate (in gpd), discharge rates (in gpd) and pumping locations;
f. Area historical high capacity pumping record summary within the vicinity of the proposed mining activity;
g. Groundwater modeling analysis to determine the effects of the mining on the area hydrogeologic setting including groundwater availability and groundwater elevation under the current, proposed, drought and flood conditions, taking into account:
i. Area geology and hydrogeology;
ii. Existing and proposed mining pumping rates and area high capacity pumping rates;
iii. Hydraulic parameters of all hydrographic units;
iv. Area recharge;
v. The presence of and leakage from area surface water bodies (including lakes and rivers);
vi. Pumping water discharge areas;
vii. Surface water and groundwater interactions; and
viii. Any other relevant site-specific factors that could influence the distribution of groundwater and availability of groundwater.
h. Predicted impact of mining on existing area water usage and nearby residents and businesses including:
i. Nearby basements;
ii. Existing private wells and municipal wellheads;
iii. Nearby retention ponds and lakes; and
iv. Surface water drainage capacity.
(i) The reclamation plan shall consist of a graphic and written description of the proposed reclamation.
(1) The graphic description shall include maps and cross sections that illustrate the final physical state of the reclaimed land.
(2) The written description shall describe the manner in which the land is to be reclaimed including the disposition of topsoil, and a schedule for performing such reclamation and planting and seeding plans.
(3) The reclamation plan shall comply with the version of the Guiding Principles of the Environmental Stewardship Council for Reclamation, Grading and Revegetation in effect at the time the reclamation plan is submitted.
(j) The Administrator reserves the right to require studies relating to hydrogeologic investigations, fugitive dust and air quality considerations, noise assessments, underground mining structural certification, subsidence investigations and monitoring, visual studies, blasting analyses including isoseismic studies, and traffic surveys, to be done by the applicant to supplement the mining plan if the mining plan fails to satisfy the objectives and requirements of this Article.
(Ord. D-1686-04, 4-18-05)