30 CFR § 828.12 - In situ processing: Monitoring.

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title: "30 CFR § 828.12 - In situ processing: Monitoring."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "828.12"
section_name: "In situ processing: Monitoring."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS"
part_number: "828"
part_name: "SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS—IN SITU PROCESSING"
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authority: "Secs. 102, 201, 501, 503, 504, 510, 515, 516, 517, 701; Pub. L. 95-87, 91 Stat. 448, 449, 467, 470, 471, 480, 486, 498, 516 (30 U.S.C. 1202, 1211, 1251, 1253, 1254, 1260, 1265, 1266, 1267, 1291)."
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# 828.12 In situ processing: Monitoring.

(a) Each person who conducts in situ processing activities shall monitor the quality and quantity of surface and ground water and the subsurface flow and storage characteristics, in a manner approved by the regulatory authority under 30 CFR 817.41, to measure changes in the quantity and quality of water in surface and ground water systems in the permit area and in adjacent areas.

(b) Air and water quality monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with monitoring programs approved by the regulatory authority as necessary according to appropriate Federal and State air and water quality standards.

(Pub. L. 95-87, 30 U.S.C. 1201 )

[44 FR 15455, Mar. 13, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 14822, Apr. 5, 1983; 48 FR 44781, Sept. 30, 1983]