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.