Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 780 - Surface Mining Permit Applications-Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan
Section 4VAC25-130-780.12 - Operation plan; existing structures
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-130-780-12
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
(a) Each application shall contain a description of each existing structure proposed to be used in connection with or to facilitate the surface coal mining and reclamation operation. The description shall include:
(1)
Location;
(2) Plans of the
structure which describe its current condition;
(3) Approximate dates on which construction
of the existing structure was begun and completed; and
(4) A showing, including relevant monitoring
data or other evidence, whether the structure meets the performance standards
of Subchapter VK or, if the structure does not meet the performance standards
of Subchapter VK, a showing whether the structure meets the performance
standards of the initial regulatory program.
(b) Each application shall contain a compliance plan for each existing structure proposed to be modified or reconstructed for use in connection with or to facilitate the surface coal mining and reclamation operation. The compliance plan shall include--
(1) Design specifications for the
modification or reconstruction of the structure to meet the design and
performance standards of Subchapter VK;
(2) A construction schedule which shows dates
for beginning and completing interim steps and final reconstruction;
(3) Provisions for monitoring the structure
during and after modification or reconstruction to ensure that the performance
standards of Subchapter VK are met; and
(4) A showing that the risk of harm to the
environment or to public health or safety is not significant during the period
of modification or reconstruction.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
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