CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER VII—OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER T—PROGRAMS FOR THE CONDUCT OF SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS WITHIN EACH STATE (parts 900 to 955) > PART 905—CALIFORNIA > 905.816—Performance standards—Surface mining activities.

905.816—Performance standards—Surface mining activities.

(a) Part 816 of this chapter, Permanent Program Performance Standards—Surface Mining Activities, shall apply to any person who conducts suface mining activitites, except for § 816.116(a)(1) regarding revegetation success standards, for which paragraph (c) of this section substitutes.
(b) All operators shall comply with the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, Cal. Pub. Res. Code section 13000et seq.; the California Water Code section 1200et seq.; the California Air Pollution Control Laws, Cal. Health & Safety Code section 39000et seq.; the Hazardous Waste Control Law, Cal. Health & Safety Code section 25100et seq.; the State Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances Law, Cal. Health & Safety Code section 25280et seq.; the Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act of 1972, Cal. Gov. Code section 66770et seq.; the California Environmental Quality Act, Cal. Pub. Res. Code section 21000; the California Coastal Act of 1976, Cal. Pub. Res. Code section 30000et seq.; the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973, Cal. Pub. Res. Code section 4511et seq.; the California Public Resources Code section 4656; and regulations promulgated pursuant to these laws.
(c) Standards for success shall be those identified in § 816.116(a)(2) of this chapter. Statistically valid sampling techniques for measuring success shall be included in the mining and reclamation plan, and approved by the regulatory authority.