17.16.120   Mineral tailings.
   A.   No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit construction of, or otherwise own or operate, mineral tailing piles without taking reasonable precautions to prevent excessive amounts of particulate matter from becoming airborne. Reasonable precautions shall mean wetting, chemical stabilization, revegetation or such other measures as are approved by the control officer.
   B.   No person shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit construction of, or otherwise own or operate, mineral tailings piles without taking reasonable precautions (i.e., wetting, chemical stabilization and revegetation) to minimize and control to ensure compliance with Section 17.16.050.
(Ord. 2016-42 § 4 (part), 2016: Ord. 1995-87 § 46, 1995: Ord. 1993-128 § 4 (part), 1993)