Criteria which shall be considered to determine the amount of surety necessary to guarantee the costs of reclamation of affected public and private lands and facilities include: (1) Potential damages to unique and natural historical sites, springs, natural or man-made water storage and transport facilities, domestic and public water wells and water supply, waste water transport, storage and treatment facilities, or crops; (2) Topography; (3) Climatic, soil, and vegetative conditions; (4) Estimated costs per test hole site to reclaim disturbed surface areas; and (5) Estimated cost per test hole site to plug each test hole.
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