# 405 KAR 18:020: 405 KAR 18:020. Contemporaneous reclamation

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## Section

- **Citation:** 405 KAR 18:020
- **Heading:** 405 KAR 18:020. Contemporaneous reclamation
- **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Kentucky Administrative Regulations / Title 405 (Energy and Environment Cabinet - Department for Natural Resources) / Chapter 018 / 405 KAR 18:020

## Text

Section 1. Contemporaneous Reclamation. Reclamation operations, including, but not limited to, backfilling, grading, soil preparation and revegetation, of all areas affected by surface operations of underground mining shall occur as contemporaneously as practicable with surface operations.

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