The purpose of the request for release is to provide the commissioner with information on the final reclamation status of the mining area or a specific portion of the area. The request shall be submitted by the permittee when the permittee has concluded that all reclamation has been satisfactorily accomplished and that release from the permit or portion of it should be granted.
The request for release shall include the following:
a declaration by the permittee of how each portion of the mining area for which a release is requested has been made to comply with the requirements of parts 6132.2000 to 6132.3200 and the permit to mine;
a discussion of all areas excluded from release because of the necessity of conducting postclosure maintenance under part 6132.3200, subpart 2, item E, subitem (7);
a copy of the record filed in the county recorder's office advising future owners of the mining area that it has been mined; and
a map in the form prescribed by part 6132.1100, subpart 7, which shows the following:
the location and status of all mining land forms and facilities created or used during the mining operation;
the existing and ultimate anticipated level of open pit and underground mine water, and the year in which the ultimate level is expected to be reached;
17 SR 2207
June 11, 2008
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes