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 4VAC25-130-816.14 - Casing and sealing of drilled holes; temporary

Each exploration hole, other drill or boreholes, wells and other exposed underground openings which have been identified in the approved permit application for use to return coal processing waste or water to underground workings, or to be used to monitor ground water conditions in either or both the saturated and unsaturated zone shall be temporarily sealed before use and protected during use by barricades, or fences, or other protective devices, approved by the division. These devices shall be periodically inspected and maintained in good operating condition by the permittee.

Statutory Authority

§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.