43 C.F.R. § 3252.11 What environmental requirements must I meet when conducting exploration operations?
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(a) You must conduct your exploration operations to: (1) Protect the quality of surface and subsurface waters, air, and other natural resources, including wildlife, soil, vegetation, and natural history; (2) Protect the quality of cultural, scenic and recreational resources; (3) Accommodate other land uses, as we deem necessary; and (4) Protect people and wildlife from unacceptable noise levels. (b) You must remove or, with our permission, properly store all equipment and materials not in use. (c) You must provide and use pits, tanks and sumps of adequate capacity. They must be designed to retain all materials and fluids resulting from drilling temperature gradient wells or other operations, unless we have specified otherwise in writing. When no longer needed, you must properly abandon pits and sumps in accordance with your permit. (d) We may require you to submit a contingency plan describing procedures to protect public health, safety, property and the environment.
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3200—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING
Subpart 3252—Conducting Exploration Operations
§ 3252.11 What environmental requirements must I meet when conducting exploration operations?
