Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 817 - Permanent Program Performance Standards-Underground Mining Activities
Section 4VAC25-130-817.87 - Coal mine waste; burning and burned waste utilization
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
(a) Coal mine waste fires shall be extinguished by the person who conducts the surface mining activities, in accordance with a plan approved by the division and the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The plan shall contain, at a minimum, provisions to ensure that only those persons authorized by the permittee, and who have an understanding of the procedures to be used, shall be involved in the extinguishing operations.
(b) No burning or unburned coal mine waste shall be removed from a permitted disposal area without a removal plan approved by the division. Consideration shall be given to potential hazards to persons working or living in the vicinity of the structure.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
