Mine reclamation in Arkansas

Floyd Durham; James G. Barnum

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Mine reclamation in Arkansas

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Floyd Durham, James G. Barnum

Year:

1980

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Trees for Reclamation Symposium Proceedings; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-61. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 9-10

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Abstract

Open cut mine land reclamation laws have only been effective since 1971 in Arkansas. Since that time all land affected by mining had to be reclaimed. To guarantee reclamation, the first law required a $500 per acre surety bond be posted with the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology. The Arkansas Open Cut Land Reclamation Act of 1977 changed the bonding requirements to the estimated cost of reclamation. Even so, there were no specific guidelines setting forth required species of grass, legumes, or trees to be used in reclamation. Consequently, the trend was to revegetate with grasses or legumes for pasture.

Parent Publication

Trees for Reclamation Symposium Proceedings

Citation

Durham, Floyd; Barnum, James G. 1980. Mine reclamation in Arkansas. In: Trees for Reclamation Symposium Proceedings; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-61. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 9-10