Cover system definition

Cover system means any engineered or constructed system designed as a source control measure to minimize to the maximum extent practicable the ingress of water or oxygen into a waste rock pile, leach stockpile or tailing material. A cover system may be comprised of a monolithic layer of, or any combination of, earthen materials, synthetic materials, vegetation, and amendments.
Cover system means any engineered or constructed system designed as a source control measure to minimize to the maximum extent practicable the ingress of water or oxygen into a waste rock pile, leach stockpile or tailing material. A cover system may be comprised of a monolithic layer of, or any combination of, earthen materials, synthetic materials, vegetation, and amendments. Critical design elements to maximize the effectiveness of store and release type cover systems include the ability to store water, resist erosion and sustain native vegetation without augmentation.

Examples of Cover system in a sentence

  • This Smart Cover system monitors the flow levels within selected parts of the collection system which in turn can detect any significant level/flow anomalies.