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17.20.203    INITIAL FIELD REPORTS

(1) Before the boring of test holes or the initiation of other underground exploration, investigation, or experimentation, related to the possible future development of geothermal resources, every person shall submit an initial field report to the department in an electronic format acceptable to the department.

(2) Within each initial field report shall be included:

(a) a description, including an electronic map in a format acceptable to the department, of the area involved in the investigation shown on a suitable map, and the probable location of test holes, sample sites, access roads, staging areas, areas where trees or soil are to be removed, and all other such activities;

(b) a summary of environmental impacts which would be created by the planned activities and a description of any plans to lessen, eliminate, or enhance such environmental impacts;

(c) a description of activities and methods which will be employed in the investigation.

 

History: 75-20-1001, MCA; IMP, 75-20-1001, MCA; NEW, Eff. 10/5/74; TRANS, from DNRC, 1996 MAR p. 2863; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 764, Eff. 8/5/23.

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