Affected land definition

Affected land means the area of land from which overburden has been removed or upon which overburden has been deposited or land which has otherwise been disturbed, changed, influenced, or altered in any way in the course of mining, including processing and stockpile areas but not including roads.

Affected land means the surface of an area within the state where a mining operation is being or will be conducted, which surface is disturbed as a result of an operation. Affected lands include, but shall not be limited to, private ways, roads (except those roads excluded by this subsection (1)); land excavations; exploration sites; drill sites or workings; refuse banks or spoil piles; evaporation or settling ponds; work, parking, storage, or waste discharge areas; and areas in which structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, or other materials or property that result from or are used in such operations are situated. "Affected land" does not include land that has been reclaimed pursuant to an approved plan or otherwise, as may be approved by the board, or off-site roads that were constructed for purposes unrelated to the proposed operation, were in existence before a permit application was filed with the office, and will not be substantially upgraded to support the operation or off-site groundwater monitoring wells.

Affected land means the area of land from which overburden has been removed or upon which overburden has been deposited, or both, but shall not include crushing areas, stockpile areas or roads.

Examples of Affected land in a sentence

• As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) "Acid or toxic producing materials" means natural or reworked earth materials having acid or toxic chemical and physical characteristics.(1.5) "Affected land" means the surface of an area within the state where a mining operation is being or will be conducted, which surface is disturbed as a result of such operation.

• Affected land may not be located in, on or over a significant wildlife habitat or other type of protected natural resource, as defined in section 480‑B, or in an area listed pursuant to the Natural Areas Program, Title 12, section 544.

• Affected land shall not include off-site roads which existed prior to the date on which notice was given or permit application was made to the office and which were constructed for purposes unrelated to the proposed mining operation and which will not be substantially upgraded to support the mining operation or off-site groundwater monitoring wells.

• Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this chapter shall be as follows: Affected land means land within a watershed that is affected by the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of a regulated drain.

• Affected land shall not include off-site roads which existed prior to the date on which notice was given or permit application was made to the office and which were constructed for purposesunrelated to the proposed mining operation and which will not be substantially upgraded to support the mining operation or off-site groundwater monitoring wells.

More Definitions of Affected land

Affected land means the land upon, in, over, or under which an asset has been placed;

Affected land means the area of land from which overburden is removed, or upon which overburden, development waste rock or refuse is deposited, or both, including access roads, haul roads, mineral stockpiles, mill tailings excluding uranium mill tailings, and mill facilities, within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license area, impoundment basins excluding uranium mill tailings impoundments, and all other lands whose natural state has been or will be disturbed as a result of the operations (W.S §35-11-103(e)(xvi)).

Affected land means the area of land from which overburden shall have been removed, or upon which overburden or refuse has been deposited, or both;

Affected land means land within a watershed that is affected by the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of a regulated drain.

Affected land or "affected property" means land or property subject to special

Affected land means the area of land and land covered by water that is disturbed by opencut

Affected land means the surface area of land that is mined, the surface area of land associated with a mining activity so that soil is exposed to accelerated erosion, the surface area of land on which overburden and waste is deposited, and the surface area of land used for processing or treatment plant, stockpiles, nonpublic roads, and settling ponds.