§ 10-101. Operating permits.

The operator may elect to apply for either a one-or two-year permit, which must be renewed by an annual or biannual application respectively.

Each application for an operating permit shall contain the following information:

(a)

Information required in section 10-100 but addressing only the specific mine unit under consideration in the application;

(b)

Drainage information sufficiently detailed to insure adequate definition of all drainage characteristics of the applicant's lands and their effects upon neighboring lands provided that information submitted to Southwest Florida Water Management District in satisfaction of the SWFWMD surface water (MSSW) criteria shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of this paragraph;

(c)

Estimates of the amounts (volume and weight) of phosphatic clays and tailings to be created, plans for their storage or disposal, and the proposed time schedules for disposal, together with the location of any treatment facilities;

(d)

Description of erosion control measures (both during and after mining) specifying the type, density and extent of vegetation utilized as part of such measures;

(e)

Estimates of the quantity, temperature, chemical, and physical properties of effluent including points and methods of disposal from the applicant's property through permitted discharge points;

(f)

The location and description of all existing and proposed monitoring stations;

(g)

Reclamation plan as submitted to the Florida Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Mines, Tallahassee;

(h)

Copies of permits required by water management districts, Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, Florida Department of Natural Resources, and Environmental Protection Agency.

Copies of any permits submitted previously under the foregoing provisions need not be resubmitted so long as the permits are still valid.

(Ord. No. 88-19, § 3-3, 9-20-88)