ASTM D7699/D7699M-11
(Practice)Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for Abandoned Mine Land Problem Areas, Planning Units, Keyword Features, and Project Sites
Standard Practice for Minimum Geospatial Data for Abandoned Mine Land Problem Areas, Planning Units, Keyword Features, and Project Sites
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice addresses AML PAs, PUs, Keyword Features, and Project Sites relative to SMCRA. This practice is significant as it provides for uniformity of geospatial data pertaining to the geographic location and description of AML sites located throughout the United States.
This geospatial data standard will help ensure uniformity of data contributed by each RA and assist organizations in efforts to create, utilize, and share geospatial data relative to SMCRA. Use of this standard will result in organized and accessible data to support programmatic decisions and work plan development, increased awareness of AML problems throughout the United States, and better communication between RA and federal offices, the public, industry, and other interested parties.
The geospatial data may be served as a layer in a national dataset and map service.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the minimum elements for the accurate location and description of geospatial data for defining Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Problem Areas, Planning Units, Keyword Features, and Project Sites.
1.1.1 This practice addresses mining geospatial data relative to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This geospatial data shall be obtained from each state, tribal or federal coal mining regulatory authority (RA), or combinations thereof, authorized under SMCRA to reclaim the surface and underground effects of past mining operations. Abandoned mine land, as specified in SMCRA Sections 404 (coal), 409 and 411 (non-coal) and cross referenced in additional sections on eligible lands, consist of those lands and waters which were mined for coal or other minerals, or both, or impacted by processing operations prior to the enactment of SMCRA and abandoned or left in an inadequate condition of reclamation and for which there is no continuing reclamation responsibility under state or other federal laws for mitigation of adverse impacts to human health and safety or environmental resources.
1.1.2 Title IV of SMCRA establishes the national AML Reclamation Program under the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI). The program was developed to reclaim land and water resources adversely affected by past coal and non-coal mining and left abandoned or inadequately restored. During the years immediately following the enactment of SMCRA, OSMRE, states, and Indian tribes conducted surveys of eligible lands and waters and created individual inventories of problems to be addressed under Title IV. In 1990, SMCRA was amended and OSMRE was required to maintain a national inventory of high priority abandoned mine sites and provide standardized procedures for states and tribes to use in updating the data. The need for an automated nationwide inventory system led to the creation of the enhanced AML Inventory System (e-AMLIS), a compilation of the individual state, tribe, Federal Reclamation Program (FRP), and Rural Abandoned Mine Program (RAMP) inventories. The e-AMLIS documents the counts for AML problem types and the costs to remedy those problems. The system captures estimated unfunded costs, estimated construction costs when funding is made available for reclamation projects, and the actual costs for completed construction projects. It is used in support of work plan development and to record the work completed under each RA’s program and to report the extent and estimated cost to reclaim remaining AML problems.
1.1.3 Each state in the United States of America has been divided into Water Cataloging Units (WCU) by the U. S. Water Resources Council. These appear in the state’s Hydrologic Unit Map prepared by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Water Resources Council. The WCU are divided and sub-divided into successively smaller hydrologic units, which are classified into four levels: regions, sub-regions, accounting un...
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Designation: D7699/D7699M − 11
Standard Practice for
Minimum Geospatial Data for Abandoned Mine Land
Problem Areas, Planning Units, Keyword Features, and
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Project Sites
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7699/D7699M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope the data. The need for an automated nationwide inventory
system led to the creation of the enhanced AML Inventory
1.1 This practice covers the minimum elements for the
System (e-AMLIS), a compilation of the individual state, tribe,
accuratelocationanddescriptionofgeospatialdatafordefining
Federal Reclamation Program (FRP), and Rural Abandoned
AbandonedMineLand(AML)ProblemAreas,PlanningUnits,
Mine Program (RAMP) inventories. The e-AMLIS documents
Keyword Features, and Project Sites.
the counts for AML problem types and the costs to remedy
1.1.1 Thispracticeaddressesmininggeospatialdatarelative
thoseproblems.Thesystemcapturesestimatedunfundedcosts,
to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
2 estimated construction costs when funding is made available
(SMCRA). This geospatial data shall be obtained from each
for reclamation projects, and the actual costs for completed
state,tribalorfederalcoalminingregulatoryauthority(RA),or
construction projects. It is used in support of work plan
combinations thereof, authorized under SMCRAto reclaim the
development and to record the work completed under each
surface and underground effects of past mining operations.
RA’s program and to report the extent and estimated cost to
Abandoned mine land, as specified in SMCRA Sections 404
reclaim remaining AML problems.
(coal), 409 and 411 (non-coal) and cross referenced in addi-
1.1.3 Each state in the United States of America has been
tional sections on eligible lands, consist of those lands and
divided intoWater Cataloging Units (WCU) by the U. S.Water
waterswhichwereminedforcoalorotherminerals,orboth,or
ResourcesCouncil.Theseappearinthestate’sHydrologicUnit
impacted by processing operations prior to the enactment of
Map prepared by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U. S.
SMCRA and abandoned or left in an inadequate condition of
Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Water Resources
reclamation and for which there is no continuing reclamation
Council. The WCU are divided and sub-divided into succes-
responsibilityunderstateorotherfederallawsformitigationof
sively smaller hydrologic units, which are classified into four
adverse impacts to human health and safety or environmental
levels: regions, sub-regions, accounting units, and cataloging
resources.
units. The hydrologic units are arranged within each other,
1.1.2 Title IV of SMCRA establishes the national AML
from the smallest (cataloging units) to the largest (regions).
Reclamation Program under the Office of Surface Mining
Each hydrologic unit is identified by a unique Hydrologic Unit
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), U.S. Department of
Code (HUC) consisting of two to eight digits based on the four
the Interior (DOI).The program was developed to reclaim land
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levels of classification in the hydrologic unit system.
and water resources adversely affected by past coal and
1.1.4 As used in this practice, an AML Problem Area (PA)
non-coal mining and left abandoned or inadequately restored.
represents a closed polygon boundary for a uniquely defined
During the years immediately following the enactment of
geographic area contained within anAML Planning Unit (PU)
SMCRA, OSMRE, states, and Indian tribes conducted surveys
as described in the AML Inventory Manual. An AML PA is a
of eligible lands and waters and created individual inventories
subdivision of an AML PU that contains one or more AML
of problems to be addressed under Title IV. In 1990, SMCRA
keyword features together with impacted land or water re-
was amended and OSMRE was required to maintain a national
sources or both. An AML PA should not cross PU boundaries.
inventory of high priority abandoned mine sites and provide
1.1.5 As used in this practice, an AML PU represents a
standardized procedures for states and tribes to use in updating
closedpolygonboundaryofauniquelydefinedgeographicarea
identified by unique numbers and names.An entire WCU may
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and
be delineated as a single PU or subdivided into multiple PUs.
Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.01 on Surface and
In general, PUs east of the Mississippi River have historically
Subsurface Characterization.
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2011. Published March 2011.
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