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
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.