What is a reclamation plan?
The reclamation plan and any associated map(s) describes and/or delineates all acreage that will be subject to reclamation following the completion of extraction and mining activities. It provides the post-mining land use within the mine plan area and the methods of reclamation necessary to achieve the target post mining land use. A reclamation plan needs to be “complete” in the sense that it addresses the plan requirements laid out in Chapter NR 135. A proposed post-mining land use. The proposed post-mining land use will be key in determining the reclamation plan. Final slopes, drainage patterns, site hydrology, seed mixes and the degree of removal of mining-related structures, drainage structures and sediment control structures will be dictated by the approved post-mining land use. An approved reclamation plan should be a flexible document. The best approach is to maximize flexibility by anticipating all areas likely to be mined as well as any minor changes to the operation and to wr
