Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 819 - Special Permanent Program Performance Standards-Auger Mining
Section 4VAC25-130-819.15 - Auger mining; hydrologic balance
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-130-819-15
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
(a) Auger mining shall be planned and conducted to minimize disturbances of the prevailing hydrologic balance in accordance with the requirements of 4VAC25-130-816.41 and 4VAC25-130-816.42.
(b) All auger holes, except as provided in Paragraph (c) of this section, shall be--
(1) Sealed within 72 hours after completion
with an impervious and noncombustible material, if the holes are discharging
water containing acid-or toxic-forming material. If sealing is not possible
within 72 hours, the discharge shall be treated commencing within 72 hours
after completion to meet applicable effluent limitations and water-quality
standards until the holes are sealed; and
(2) Sealed with an impervious noncombustible
material, as contemporaneously as practicable with the augering operation, as
approved by the division, if the holes are not discharging water containing
acid- or toxic-forming material.
(c) Auger holes need not be sealed with an impervious material so as to prevent drainage if the division determines that--
(1) The resulting impoundment of water may
create a hazard to the environment or public health or safety, and
(2) The drainage from the auger holes will--
(i) Not pose a threat of pollution to surface
water; and
(ii) Comply with the
requirements of 4VAC25-130-816.41 and 4VAC25-130-816.42.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
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