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The new KPDES General Coal Permit issued Aug. 1, 2009 mandates that all Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR) are to be submitted electronically. Electronic submittal will be effective beginning Jan. 1, 2010. In addition, DMRE has implemented a mandatory requirement that all Ground Water and Surface Water Monitoring reports are to be submitted electronically. Click on the link above for the full text.

The Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement (DMRE) is responsible for inspecting all surface and underground coal mining permits in the state to assure compliance with the 1977 Federal Surface Mining Control Act (SMCRA).             

The DMRE is also responsible for regulating and enforcing the surface mining reclamation laws for non-coal mining sites in the state, including limestone, sand, gravel, clay, shale and the surface effects of dredging river sand and gravel.

The DMRE is one of three agencies within the Department for Natural Resources responsible for administering Kentucky's mining, reclamation and abandoned mine land laws. The DMRE works closely with the Division of Mine Permits and the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands to ensure that all established standards of operation are addressed and that the public and the environment are protected.
Government Mining Regulatory Agencies

http://www.minepermits.ky.gov - Kentucky Division of Mine Permits

http://www.aml.ky.gov/ - Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands

http://www.dnr.ky.gov - Kentucky Department for Natural Resources

http://www.omsl.ky.gov/ - Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing

http://www.osmre.gov/index.shtm - Federal Office of Surface Mining

DNR Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement
2 Hudson Hollow Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-2340
Fax: 502-564-5848
E-mail: J.Hamon@ky.gov
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