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DEVELOPING A NONCOAL FACILITY:
START TO LOCAL PERMITTING
Perform Market Analysis,
identify reserves or map out
anticipated market analysis
acreage:
• Develop RFP
• Infrastructure and utility
requirements
• Identify neighbors, barriers to
entry
• Determine surface and minerals
owner(s) and if amenable
Evaluate and resolve
zoning and municipal
requirements:
• Talk to municipal
personnel
• Develop required
materials
• Attend public meetings
Community outreach
• Working with the local
government/community
Determine EJ status:
If in designated EJ area, additional activities
regarding public participation take place
that add significant time and resource
expenditure to the project
Identify challenges with reserves/
additional acreage:
• Surface/mineral owner title searches,
leasing or purchases
• Are there enough controlled tons to
warrant proceeding ahead
• Watershed, PNDI, wetlands, barriers and
other site-specific hurdles
Perform a geologic
overview of area:
• Develop RFP
• Drill and/or explore,
reserve analysis and
test mineral
Perform a hydrologic review of area:
• Surface water quality
• Groundwater monitoring well network
• SRBC/DRBC intakes or site-specific
requirements
PERMIT
REQUIRED
Who can help: Geologists • Engineers • Scientists
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