207.24 Water rights and replacement.
1. This chapter shall not be construed as affecting the right of any person’s interest in water resources affected by a mining operation.
2. The operator of a mine shall replace the water supply of an owner of interest in real property who obtains all or part of the owner’s supply of water for any legitimate use from an underground or surface source if the supply has been affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from the mine operation.
[C81, §83.24]
C93, §207.24
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Section 207.3 - Mining license.
Section 207.4 - Mine site permit.
Section 207.5 - Public notice and hearing.
Section 207.6 - Blasting plan required.
Section 207.7 - Environmental protection performance standards.
Section 207.8 - Determining if land is unsuitable for mining.
Section 207.9 - Permit approval or denial.
Section 207.10 - Performance bond requirement.
Section 207.11 - Political subdivision engaged in mining.
Section 207.12 - Revision of permits.
Section 207.13 - Inspections and monitoring.
Section 207.16 - Release of performance bonds or deposits.
Section 207.17 - Citizen suits.
Section 207.18 - Coal exploration permits.
Section 207.19 - Surface effects of underground coal mining operations.
Section 207.20 - Authority to enter into cooperative agreements.
Section 207.21 - Abandoned mine reclamation program.
Section 207.22 - Acquisition and reclamation of land.
Section 207.24 - Water rights and replacement.
Section 207.25 - Additional duties and powers of the division.
Section 207.26 - Mining operations not subject to this chapter.
Section 207.27 - Experimental practices.