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Small Surface Coal Mine Operators Handbook
interpret the Regulations of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-87) (hereafter referred to as the Act) as they affect the operators of small surface coal mines (a small mine operator is defined in the Act as one with an annual coal production of less than 100,000 tons). Further, the purpose of this handbook is to make it easier for the small operator to compare his operation with the act in order to determine compliance with the regulations.
Part 795 of the Regulations deals specifically with the Small Operator Assistance Program. This program relieves the operator of the cost of carrying out certain hydrologic and geologic analyses required by the Regulations.
The emphasis of this handbook is on the protection of water resources during mining and reclamation operations. As almost all the operations in surface mining directly or indirectly affect water we have included some operations which may only marginally affect water quality or hydrology.
Anthracite mining, lignite mining, coal processing, refuse disposal, and slurry disposal are not covered in this handbook. Design guidelines for slurry impoundments and coal refuse piles may be found in "Design Guidelines for Coal Refuse Piles and Water, Sediment, or Slurry Impoundments and Impounding Structures," MESA Technical Support Center, Pittsburgh, PA, April 1976. The area covered by this handbook includes only that east of the 100th meridian west longitude.
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