The Department of Environmental Protection published draft guidance on financial assurance and bond adjustments for mine sites with post-mining discharges for comment.

DEP ID: 563-2504-450. Financial Assurance and Bond Adjustments for Mine Sites with Postmining Discharges. This document sets forth how the bond requirement provisions specified in the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, The Clean Streams Law, the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act and the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act and their implementing regulations are to be implemented for sites with a postmining discharge. Comments due: January 14.

For copies of Draft Technical Guidance (DEP website)

For copies of Final Technical Guidance (DEP website)

12/14/2007