Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 785 - Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining
Section 4VAC25-130-785.25 - Lands eligible for remining
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-130-785-25
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
(a) This section contains permitting requirements to implement 4VAC25-130-773.15(b)(4). Any person who submits a permit application to conduct a surface coal mining operation on lands eligible for remining must comply with this section.
(b) Any application for a permit under this section shall be made according to all requirements of this subchapter applicable to surface coal mining and reclamation operations. In addition, the application shall:
(1) To the extent not
otherwise addressed in the permit application, identify potential environmental
and safety problems related to prior mining activity at the site and that could
be reasonably anticipated to occur. This identification shall be based on a due
diligence investigation which shall include visual observations at the site, a
record review of past mining at the site, and environmental sampling tailored
to current site conditions.
(2)
With regard to potential environmental and safety problems referred in to
subdivision (b)(1) of this section, describe the mitigative measures that will
be taken to ensure that the applicable reclamation requirements of this chapter
can be met.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
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