<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:29:07:08 Hydrologic balance -- Water quality.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:29:07:08"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:29:07:08 Hydrologic balance -- Water quality."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>74:29:07:08.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hydrologic balance -- Water quality.</b> To minimize disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance of the affected land and adverse effects on the quality and quantity of surface water and groundwater, both during and after the mining operation and during reclamation, the following requirements must be met:</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;South Dakota water rights laws and regulations must be complied with;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;South Dakota water quality laws and regulations must be complied with;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;Dredge and fill laws in sections 401 and 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act as they existed on February 1, 1987, must be complied with;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;Temporary or large sedimentation, erosion, or drainage control structures must be removed after affected lands have been vegetated and stabilized, if required by the reclamation plan;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)&nbsp;&nbsp;Permanent diversion structures must be designed not to erode during the passage of the approved design precipitation event; and</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)&nbsp;&nbsp;Unchannelized surface water must be diverted around the operation as necessary to minimize pollution and erosion and to protect the operation and downstream water users who have prior water rights.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 14 SDR 111, effective March 3, 1988.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=45-6B-81">45-6B-81.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=45-6B-41">45-6B-41</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=45-6B-45">45-6B-45.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Cross-References:</b> Water rights statutes and rules, SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=1-40-15">1-40-15</A> to <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=1-40-20">1-40-20</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=43-17">43-17</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-1">46-1</A> to <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=46-10A">46-10A</A>, and art 74:02; Water quality statutes and rules, SDCL 34A-2 and 34A-3A and arts 74:51, 74:52, and 74:54.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>