The operator of a nonmetallic mining site may report to the
county at any time completion of reclamation for a portion of or the
entire nonmetallic mining site pursuant to a reclamation plan prepared
and approved pursuant to this chapter. Any report under this article
shall be submitted on a form provided by the county.
The operator of a nonmetallic mining site may report completion of interim reclamation as specified in the reclamation plan for the site prepared and approved pursuant to this chapter. Reporting of interim reclamation shall be done according to the procedures in §
357-46.
If reclamation is certified by the county as complete under §
357-48 for part or all of a nonmetallic mining site, then:
A. No future annual fee shall be assessed under §
357-44 for the area so certified.
B. The financial assurance required by Article
IV shall be released or appropriately reduced in the case of completion of final reclamation for a portion of the mining site.
C. For sites or portions of sites which are reported as interim reclaimed under §
357-47 and so certified under §
357-48, financial assurance for reclaiming the certified area may be reduced if the county determines that the balance remaining would be sufficient to ensure final reclamation for remaining portions of the site.
If within 60 days of receiving a report of completed reclamation, the county provides no written response as required by §
357-48, any annual fee paid to the county for the applicable area under §
357-44 shall be refunded.