Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 816 - Permanent Program Performance Standards-Surface Mining Activities
Section 4VAC25-130-816.132 - Cessation of operations; permanent
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-130-816-132
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
(a) Persons who cease surface mining activities permanently shall close or backfill or otherwise permanently reclaim all affected areas, in accordance with this chapter and the permit approved by the division.
(b) All underground openings, equipment, structures, or other facilities not required for monitoring, unless approved by the division as suitable for the postmining land use or environmental monitoring, shall be removed and the affected land reclaimed.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
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