OAR 632-035-0020: Procedures for Applying for an Operating Permit

Obtaining an Operating Permit: (1) The applicant shall submit an operating permit application as defined in OAR 632-035-0025. (2)(a) The Department may require any information needed to ascertain whether surface mining has occurred or is occurring and the status of any proposed or existing permit. (b) The applicant shall survey the permit area, all excavation areas, setbacks, and buffers, and provide a map that shows all areas of excavation, setbacks, buffers, buildings, haul roads, stockpiles, wells, ponds, and floodways. Surveys must be conducted by a professional land surveyor as required by ORS chapter 672. (3) The application for an operating permit must be accompanied by the fees authorized in ORS 517.800 and 517.920 as determined by the Department.