Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 40 - SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING
Part II - General Safety Provisions-Surface and Underground
Section 4VAC25-40-270 - Refuse piles, water and silt retaining dams

Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-40-270

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

A. Refuse piles, water and silt retaining dams that meet the size criteria of § 45.2-1302 of the Code of Virginia shall be designed, constructed, maintained, inspected and abandoned in accordance with Chapter 13 (§ 45.2-1300 et seq.) of Title 45.2 of the Code of Virginia.

B. Water and silt retaining dams that do not meet the size criteria of § 45.2-1301 of the Code of Virginia shall be designed, constructed and abandoned in accordance with the Minerals Other Than Coal Surface Mining Law (§ 45.2-1200 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).

C. Refuse shall be placed only in locations approved by the director.

Statutory Authority: § 45.2-103 of the Code of Virginia.

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