Part 784. Underground Mining Permit Applications—Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan
4VAC25-130-784.4. Responsibilities.
(a) It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide to the division all of the information required by this Part, except where specifically exempted in this Part.
(b) It is the responsibility of the State and Federal governmental agencies to provide information to the division where specifically required in this Part.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.4, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.
4VAC25-130-784.11. Operation plan; general requirements.
Each application shall contain a description of the mining operations proposed to be conducted during the life of the mine within the proposed permit area, including, at a minimum, the following:
(a) A narrative description of the type and method of coal mining procedures and proposed engineering techniques, anticipated annual and total production of coal, by tonnage, and the major equipment to be used for all aspects of those operations; and
(b) A narrative explaining the construction, modification, use, maintenance, and removal of the following facilities (unless retention of such facilities is necessary for postmining land use as specified in 4VAC25-130-817.133):
(1) Dams, embankments, and other impoundments;
(2) Overburden and topsoil handling and storage areas and structures;
(3) Coal removal, handling, storage, cleaning, and transportation areas and structures;
(4) Spoil, coal processing waste, mine development waste, and non-coal waste removal, handling, storage, transportation, and disposal areas and structures;
(5) Mine facilities; and
(6) Water pollution control facilities.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.11, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.
4VAC25-130-784.12. Operation plan; existing structures.
(a) Each application shall contain a description of each existing structure proposed to be used in connection with or to facilitate the surface coal mining and reclamation operation. The description shall include:
(1) Location;
(2) Plans of the structure which describe its current condition;
(3) Approximate dates on which construction of the existing structure was be un and completed.
(b) Each application shall contain a compliance plan for each existing structure proposed to be modified or reconstructed for use in connection with or to facilitate the surface coal mining and reclamation operation. The compliance plan shall include-
(1) Design specifications for modification and reconstruction of the structure to meet design and performance standards of Subchapter VK;
(2) A construction schedule which shows dates for beginning and completing interim steps and final reconstruction;
(3) Provisions for monitoring the structure during and after modification or reconstruction to ensure that the performance standards of Subchapter VK are met;
(4) A showing that the risk of harm to the environment or to the public health or safety is not significant during the period of modification or reconstruction; and
(5) A showing, including relevant monitoring data or other evidence, whether the structure meets the performance standards of Subchapter VK, or, if the structure does not meet the performance standards of Subchapter VK, a showing whether the structure meets the performance standards of the initial regulatory program.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.12, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.
4VAC25-130-784.13. Reclamation plan; general requirements.
(a) Each application shall contain a plan for reclamation of the lands within the proposed permit area, showing how the applicant will comply with §§ 45.2-1017 and 45.2-1018 of the Act, Subchapter VK, and the environmental protection performance standards of the regulatory program. The plan shall include, at a minimum, all information required under 4VAC25-130-784.13 through 4VAC25-130-784.29.
(b) Each plan shall contain the following information for the proposed permit area:
(1) A detailed timetable for the completion of each major step in the reclamation plan;
(2) A detailed estimate of the cost of the reclamation of the proposed operations required to be covered by a performance bond under Subchapter VJ, with supporting calculations for the estimates;
(3) A plan for backfilling, soil stabilization, compacting, and grading, with contour maps or cross sections that show the anticipated final surface configuration of the proposed permit area, in accordance with 4VAC25-130-817.102 through 4VAC25-130-817.107;
(4) A plan for removal, storage, and redistribution of topsoil, subsoil, and other material to meet the requirements of 4VAC25-130-817.22. A demonstration of the suitability of topsoil substitutes or supplements under 4VAC25-130-817.22(b) shall be based upon analysis of the thickness of soil horizons, total depth, texture, percent coarse fragments, pH, phosphorus, potassium, and areal extent of the different kinds of soils. The division may require other chemical and physical analyses, field-site trials, or greenhouse tests if determined to be necessary or desirable to demonstrate the suitability of the topsoil substitutes or supplements;
(5) A plan for revegetation as required in 4VAC25-130-817.111 through 4VAC25-130-817.116 including, but not limited to, descriptions of the--
(i) Schedule of revegetation;
(ii) Species and amounts per acre of seeds and seedlings to be used;
(iii) Methods to be used in planting and seeding;
(iv) Mulching techniques;
(v) Irrigation, if appropriate, and pest and disease control measures, if any;
(vi) Measures proposed to be used to determine the success of revegetation as required in 4VAC25-130-817.116; and
(vii) A soil testing plan for evaluation of the results of topsoil handling and reclamation procedures related to revegetation;
(6) A description of the measures to be used to maximize the use and conservation of the coal resource as required in 4VAC25-130-817.59;
(7) A description of measures to be employed to ensure that all debris, acid-forming and toxic-forming materials, and materials constituting a fire hazard are disposed of in accordance with 4VAC25-130-817.89 and 4VAC25-130-817.102 and a description of the contingency plans which have been developed to preclude sustained combustion of such materials;
(8) A description, including appropriate cross sections and maps, of the measures to be used to seal or manage mine openings, and to plug, case, or manage exploration holes, other bore holes, wells, and other openings with in the proposed permit area, in accordance with 4VAC25-130-817.13 through 4VAC25-130-817.15;
(9) A description of the measures to be used to stabilize all exposed surface areas to control erosion and air pollution attendant to erosion as required under 4VAC25-130-817.95; and
(10) A description of steps to be taken to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (42 USC § 7401 et seq.), the Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1251 et seq.), and other applicable air and water quality laws and regulations and health and safety standards.
Statutory Authority
§ 45.2-103 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.4, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994; Volume 38, Issue 13, eff. March 31, 2022.
4VAC25-130-784.14. Hydrologic information.
(a) Sampling and analysis. All water quality analyses performed to meet the requirements of this section shall be conducted according to the methodology in the current edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," which is incorporated by reference, or the methodology in 40 CFR Parts 136 and 434. Water quality sampling performed to meet the requirements of this section shall be conducted according to either methodology listed above when feasible.
(b) Baseline information. The application shall include the following baseline hydrologic information, and any additional information required by the division.
(1) Groundwater information. The location and ownership for the permit and adjacent areas of existing wells, springs, and other groundwater resources, seasonal quality and quantity of groundwater, and usage. Water quality descriptions shall include, at a minimum, total dissolved solids or specific conductance corrected to 25°C, pH, total iron, and total manganese. Groundwater quantity descriptions shall include, at a minimum, approximate rates of discharge or usage and elevation of water in the coal seam, and each water-bearing stratum above and potentially impacted stratum below the coal seam.
(2) Surface water information. The name, location, ownership and description of all surface water bodies such as streams, lakes, and impoundments, the location of any discharge into any surface water body in the proposed permit and adjacent areas, and information on surface water quality and quantity sufficient to demonstrate seasonal variation and water usage. Water quality descriptions shall include, at a minimum, baseline information on total suspended solids, total dissolved solids or specific conductance corrected to 25°C, pH, total iron, and total manganese. Baseline acidity and alkalinity information shall be provided if there is a potential for acid drainage from the proposed mining operation. Water quantity descriptions shall include, at a minimum, baseline information on seasonal flow rates.
(3) Supplemental information. If the determination of the probable hydrologic consequences (PHC) required by subsection (e) of this section indicates that adverse impacts on or off the proposed permit area may occur to the hydrologic balance, or that acid-forming or toxic-forming material is present that may result in the contamination of groundwater or surface water supplies, then information supplemental to that required under subdivisions (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section shall be provided to evaluate such probable hydrologic consequences and to plan remedial and reclamation activities. Such supplemental information may be based upon drilling, aquifer tests, hydrogeologic analysis of the water-bearing strata, flood flows, or analysis of other water quality or quantity characteristics.
(c) Baseline cumulative impact area information.
(1) Hydrologic and geologic information for the cumulative impact area necessary to assess the probable cumulative hydrologic impacts of the proposed operation and all anticipated mining on surface water and groundwater systems as required by subsection (f) of this section shall be provided to the division if available from appropriate federal or state agencies.
(2) If this information is not available from such agencies, then the applicant may gather and submit this information to the division as part of the permit application.
(3) The permit shall not be approved until the necessary hydrologic and geologic information is available to the division.
(d) Modeling. The use of modeling techniques, interpolation or statistical techniques may be included as part of the permit application, but actual surface water and groundwater information may be required by the division for each site even when such techniques are used.
(e) Probable hydrologic consequences determination.
(1) The application shall contain a determination of the probable hydrologic consequences (PHC) of the proposed operation upon the quality and quantity of surface and ground water under seasonal flow conditions for the proposed permit and adjacent areas.
(2) The PHC determination shall be based on baseline hydrologic, geologic and other information collected for the permit application and may include data statistically representative of the site.
(3) The PHC determination shall include findings on:
(i) Whether adverse impacts may occur to the hydrologic balance;
(ii) Whether acid-forming or toxic-forming materials are present that could result in the contamination of surface water or groundwater supplies; and
(iii) What impact the proposed operation will have on:
(A) Sediment yield from the disturbed area;
(B) Acidity, total suspended and dissolved solids, and other important water quality parameters of local impact;
(C) Flooding or streamflow alteration;
(D) Groundwater and surface water availability; and
(E) Other characteristics as required by the division.
(iv) Whether the underground mining activities conducted after October 24, 1992, may result in contamination, diminution or interruption of a well or spring in existence at the time the permit application is submitted and used for domestic, drinking, or residential purposes within the permit or adjacent areas.
(4) An application for a permit revision shall be reviewed by the division to determine whether a new or updated PHC determination shall be required.
(f) Cumulative hydrologic impact assessment.
(1) The division shall provide an assessment of the probable cumulative hydrologic impacts CHIA) of the proposed operation and all anticipated mining upon surface water and groundwater systems in the cumulative impact area. The CHIA shall be sufficient to determine, for purposes of permit approval, whether the proposed operation has been designed to prevent material damage to the hydrologic balance outside the permit area. The division may allow the applicant to submit data and analyses relevant to the CHIA with the permit application.
(2) An application for a permit revision shall be reviewed by the division to determine whether a new or updated CHIA shall be required.
(g) Hydrologic reclamation plan. The application shall include a plan, with maps and descriptions, indicating how the relevant requirements of Part 817 of this chapter, including 4VAC25-130-817.41 through 4VAC25-130-817.43, will be met. The plan shall be specific to the local hydrologic conditions. It shall contain the steps to be taken during mining and reclamation through bond release to minimize disturbance to the hydrologic balance within the permit and adjacent areas; to prevent material damage outside the permit area; and to meet applicable federal and state water quality laws and regulations. The plan shall include the measures to be taken to: avoid acid or toxic drainage; prevent to the extent possible using the best technology currently available, additional contributions of suspended solids to streamflow; provide and maintain water treatment facilities when needed; control drainage; prevent the sudden release of accumulated water from the underground workings; and restore approximate premining recharge capacity. The plan shall specifically address any potential adverse hydrologic consequences identified in the PHC determination prepared under subsection (e) of this section and shall include preventive and remedial measures.
(h) Groundwater monitoring plan.
(1) The application shall include a groundwater monitoring plan based upon the PHC determination required under subsection (e) of this section and the analysis of all baseline hydrologic, geologic and other information in the permit application. The plan shall provide for the monitoring of parameters that relate to the suitability of the groundwater for current and approved postmining land uses, to support the objectives for protection of the hydrologic balance set forth in subsection (g) of this section, to determine the cause of diminution or contamination of usable ground waters, and to guard against off-site influences and provide representation of the effects of the proposed surface coal mining operation. It shall identify the quantity and quality parameters to be monitored, sampling frequency and site locations. It shall describe how the data may be used to determine the impacts of the operation upon the hydrologic balance. At a minimum, total dissolved solids or specific conductance corrected to 25°C, pH, total iron, total manganese, and water levels shall be monitored and data submitted quarterly or as otherwise specified by the division for each monitoring location.
(2) If an applicant can demonstrate by use of the PHC determination and other available information that a particular water-bearing stratum in the proposed permit and adjacent areas is not one which serves as an aquifer which significantly ensures the hydrologic balance within the cumulative impact area, then monitoring of that stratum may be waived by the division.
(3) The monitoring plan shall be designed in accordance with the following subparagraphs. The division may require additional monitoring and the analysis or measurement of other parameters on a site-specific basis. During the mining or postmining phase of activity, the division may require additional monitoring if it is determined that the established monitoring plan is ineffective.
(i) When pH or chemical analysis results indicate no immediate or potential acid-producing or toxic material within the proposed disturbed area, the applicant may submit a plan for representative monitoring. Appropriate monitoring which will indicate changes in subsurface water quality and quantity at sites which provide geological and hydrological representation of the entire proposed permit area shall be established.
(ii) When potential for adverse impacts to ground waters in use exists, then a representative monitoring plan utilizing wells or springs shall be provided.
(iii) When no potential to affect ground waters in use exists, then a plan utilizing piezometers or methods for representative monitoring in the unsaturated zone may be used.
(iv) When structural or stratigraphic variations are present within the proposed permit area, altering the ground water regime and indicating more than one representative area, the applicant shall include within the plan a minimum of one monitoring site for each representative area.
(v) The applicant shall include a plan to source monitor near isolated acid-producing or toxic material using piezometers or equipment for monitoring the unsaturated zone.
(vi) When any portion of a surface mine operation is proposed within a stream floodplain, the applicant shall include a plan for monitoring using wells in alluvial material both upstream and downstream of the proposed area to be disturbed. The plan shall also include adjacent upgradient and adjacent downgradient monitoring wells for any slurry pond with water having a pH of less than 6.0, coal stockpiles, and acid-producing or toxic-producing material disposal site.
(vii) In cases where the alluvium monitored has been determined to be consistently or seasonally unsaturated, the division may require revision of the monitoring plan to include appropriate monitoring of the unsaturated zone.
(viii) Where potential exists for adverse impacts to the hydrologic regime from a surface mining operation situated in an area of colluvium, the division may require monitoring similar to that required in floodplain areas.
(ix) For each refuse or hollow fill without an underdrain, the applicant shall include a plan to monitor the fill using piezometers which are sufficient in number and design to permit a planar determination of a potential water table within the fill.
(x) When a refuse or hollow fill is designed to contain underdrains, then a plan for monitoring the underdrain may be used, provided that the underdrain discharge indicates changes in water quality resulting from the fill and not from other sources or outside influences. If the underdrain is not representative of the effects of the fill material, then piezometers shall be used.
(xi) The applicant may include a plan to use a spring in lieu of other monitoring methods if:
(A) The spring is located both stratigraphically and geographically so that data representing an area to be disturbed or an acid or toxic spoil isolation area will be obtained.
(B) The spring has been observed and documented satisfactorily to the division to be a permanent spring.
(xii) For the adjacent area, the applicant shall submit a plan to individually monitor each significant aquifer identified with wells, springs, mine discharges or any combination of these. The plan shall include flow measurements for each point under seasonal conditions. The division shall require quality analyses in addition to quantity measurements if it determines that such monitoring is necessary for protection of the hydrologic balance.
(i) Surface water monitoring plan.
(1) The application shall include a surface water monitoring plan based upon the PHC determination required under subsection (e) of this section and the analysis of all baseline hydrologic, geologic and other information in the permit application. The plan shall provide for the monitoring of parameters that relate to the suitability of the surface water for current and approved postmining land uses and to the objectives for protection of the hydrologic balance as set forth in subsection (g) of this section as well as the effluent limitations found at 40 CFR Part 434.
(2) The plan shall identify the surface water quantity and quality parameters to be monitored, sampling frequency and site locations. It shall describe how the data may be used to determine the impacts of the operation upon the hydrologic balance.
(i) At all monitoring locations in surface water bodies such as streams, lakes, and impoundments, that are potentially impacted or into which water will be discharged and at upstream monitoring locations, the total dissolved solids or specific conductance corrected to 25°C, total suspended solids, pH, total iron, total manganese, and flow shall be monitored.
(ii) For point-source discharges, monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Parts 122, 123, and 434 and as required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.
(3) The monitoring reports shall be submitted to the division quarterly. The division may require additional monitoring.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.14, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994; Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 11, eff. March 19, 1997; Volume 14, Issue 5, eff. December 24, 1997.
4VAC25-130-784.15. Reclamation plan; land use information.
(a) The plan shall contain a statement of the condition, capability, and productivity of the land within the proposed permit area; including:
(1) A map and supporting narrative of the uses of the land existing at the time of the filing of the application. If the premining use of the land was changed with five years before the anticipated date of beginning the proposed operations, the historic use of the land shall also be described to the extent such information is available.
(2) A narrative of land capability and productivity, which analyzes the land use description under paragraph (a) of this section in conjunction with other environmental resources information. The narrative shall provide analyses of:
(i) The capability of the land before any mining to support a variety of uses, giving consideration to soil and foundation characteristics, topography, vegetative cover, and the hydrology of the proposed permit area; and
(ii) The productivity of the proposed permit area before mining, expressed as average yield of food, fiber, forage, or wood products from such lands obtained under high levels of management. The productivity shall be determined by yield data or estimates for similar sites based on current data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, state agricultural universities, or appropriate state natural resource or agricultural agencies.
(b) Each plan shall contain a detailed description of the proposed use, following reclamation, of the land within the proposed permit area, including a discussion of the utility and capacity of the reclaimed land to support a variety of alternative uses, and the relationship of the proposed use of existing land use policies and plans. This description shall explain:
(1) How the proposed postmining land use is to be achieved and the necessary support activities which may be needed to achieve the proposed land use;
(2) Where a land use different from the premining land use is proposed, all materials needed for approval of the alternative use under 4VAC25-130-816.133; and
(3) The consideration which has been given to making all of the proposed surface mining activities consistent with surface owner plans and applicable state and local land use plans and programs.
(c) The description shall be accompanied by a copy of the comments concerning the proposed use by the legal or equitable owner of record of the surface of the proposed permit area and the state and local government agencies which would have to initiate, implement, approve, or authorize the proposed use of the land following reclamation.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.15, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994; Virginia Register Volume 15, Issue 6, eff. January 6, 1999.
4VAC25-130-784.16. Reclamation plan; siltation structures, impoundments, banks, dams, and embankments.
(a) General. Each application shall include a general plan and a detailed design plan for each proposed siltation structure, water impoundment, and coal processing waste bank, dam, or embankment within the proposed permit area.
(1) Each general plan shall-
(i) Be prepared by, or under the direction of, and certified by a qualified registered professional engineer, or by a certified professional geologist with assistance from experts in related fields, such as land surveying and landscape architecture;
(ii) Contain a description, map, and cross section of the structure and its location;
(iii) Contain preliminary hydrologic and geologic information required to assess the hydrologic impact of the structure;
(iv) Contain a survey describing the potential effect on the structure from subsidence of the subsurface strata resulting from any past underground mining operations; and
(v) Contain a certification statement which includes a schedule of the dates that any detailed design plans for structures that are not submitted with the general plan will be submitted to the division. The division shall have approved, in writing, the detailed design plan for the structure before construction of the structure begins.
(2) Impoundments meeting the Class B or C criteria for dams in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service Technical Release No. 60 (210-VI-TR60, Oct. 1985), "Earth Dams and Reservoirs," Technical Release No. 60 (TR-60) shall comply with the requirements of this section for structures that meet or exceed the size of other criteria of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The technical release is hereby incorporated by reference. Copies may be obtained from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161, Order No. PB 87-157509/AS. Copies can be inspected at the OSM Headquarters Office, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Administrative Record, Room 660, 800 North Capitol Street, Washington, D.C. or at the Office of the Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. Each detailed design plan for a structure that meets or exceeds the size or other criteria of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 30 CFR 77.216(a), shall—
(i) Be prepared by, or under the direction of, and certified by a qualified registered professional engineer with assistance from experts in related fields, such as geology, land surveying, and landscape architecture;
(ii) Include any geotechnical investigation, design, and construction requirements for the structure;
(iii) Describe the operation and maintenance requirements for each structure; and
(iv) Describe the timetable and plans to remove each structure, if appropriate.
(3) Each detailed design plan for structures not included in paragraph (a)(2) of this section shall—
(i) Be prepared by, or under the direction of, and certified by a qualified registered professional engineer or registered land surveyor except that all coal processing waste dams and embankments covered by 4VAC25-130-817.81 through 4VAC25-130-817.84 shall be certified by a qualified registered professional engineer;
(ii) Include any design and construction requirements for the structure, including any required geotechnical information;
(iii) Describe the operation and maintenance requirements for each structure; and
(iv) Describe the timetable and plans to remove each structure, if appropriate.
(b) Siltation structures. Siltation structures shall be designed in compliance with the requirements of 4VAC25-130-817.46.
(c) Permanent and temporary impoundments.
(1) Permanent and temporary impoundments shall be designed to comply with the requirements of 4VAC25-130-817.49.
(2) Each plan for an impoundment meeting the size or other criteria of the Mine Safety and Health Administration shall comply with the requirements of 30 CFR 77.216-1 and 77.216-2. The plan required to be submitted to the District Manager of MSHA under 30 CFR 77.216 shall be submitted to the division as part of the permit application in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section.
(3) For impoundments not included in paragraph (a)(2) of this section the division may establish engineering design standards that ensure stability comparable to a 1.3 minimum static safety factor in lieu of engineering tests to establish compliance with the minimum static safety factor of 1.3 specified in 4VAC25-130-817.49(a)(4)(ii).
(d) Coal processing waste banks. Coal processing waste banks shall be designed to comply with the requirements of 4VAC25-130-817.81 through 4VAC25-130-817.84.
(e) Coal processing waste dams and embankments. Coal processing waste dams and embankments shall be designed to comply with the requirements of 4VAC25-130-817.81 through 4VAC25-130-817.84. Each plan shall comply with the requirements of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 30 CFR 77.216-1 and 77.216-2, and shall contain the results of a geotechnical investigation of the proposed dam or embankment foundation area, to determine the structural competence of the foundation which will support the proposed dam or embankment structure and the impounded material. The geotechnical investigation shall be planned and supervised by an engineer or engineering geologist, according to the following:
(1) The number, location, and depth of borings and test pits shall be determined using current prudent engineering practice for the size of the dam or embankment, quantity of material to be impounded, and subsurface conditions.
(2) The character of the overburden and bedrock, the proposed abutment sites, and any adverse geotechnical conditions which may affect the particular dam, embankment, or reservoir site shall be considered.
(3) All springs, seepage, and ground water flow observed or anticipated during wet periods, in the area of the proposed dam or embankment shall be identified on each plan.
(4) Consideration shall be given to the possibility of mud flows, rock debris, falls, or other landslides into the dam, embankment, or impounded material.
(f) If the structure meets the Class B or C criteria for dams in TR-60 or meets the size or other criteria of 30 CFR 77.216(a), each plan under paragraphs (b), (c), and (e) of this section shall include a stability analysis of each structure. The stability analysis shall include, but not be limited to, strength parameters, pore pressures, and long-term seepage conditions. The plan shall also contain a description of each engineering design assumption and calculation with a discussion of each alternative considered in selecting the specific design parameters and construction methods.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.16, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994; Virginia Register Volume 15, Issue 6, eff. January 6, 1999.
4VAC25-130-784.17. Protection of public parks and historic places.
(a) For any publicly owned parks or any places listed on the National Register of Historic Places that may be adversely affected by the proposed operation, each plan shall describe the measures to be used --
(1) To prevent adverse impacts, or
(2) If valid existing rights exist or joint agency approval is to be obtained under 4VAC25-130-761.12(f), to minimize impacts.
(b) The division may require the applicant to protect historic and archaeological properties listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places through appropriate mitigation and treatment measures. Appropriate mitigation and treatment measures may be required to be taken after permit issuance provided that the required measures are completed before the properties are affected by any mining operation.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.17, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.
4VAC25-130-784.18. Relocation or use of public roads.
Each application shall describe, with appropriate maps and cross-sections, the measures to be used to ensure that the interests of the public and land owners affected are protected, if, under 4VAC25-130-761.12(d), the applicant seeks to have the division approve--
(a) Conducting the proposed underground mining activities within 100 feet of the right-of-way line of any public road, except where mine access or haul roads join the right-of-way; or
(b) Relocating a public road.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.18, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.
4VAC25-130-784.19. Underground development waste.
Each application shall contain descriptions, including appropriate maps and cross-section drawings, of the proposed disposal methods and sites for placing underground development waste and excess spoil generated at surface areas affected by surface operations and facilities, according to 4VAC25-130-817.71 through 4VAC25-130-817.75. These plans shall describe the geotechnical investigation, design, construction, operation, maintenance and removal, if appropriate, of the site and structures, and be prepared according to 4VAC25-130-780.35.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.19, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.
4VAC25-130-784.20. Subsidence control plan.
(a) Presubsidence survey. Each application must include:
(1) A map of the permit and adjacent areas at a scale of 1:12,000, or larger if determined necessary by the division, showing the location and type of structures and renewable resource lands that subsidence may materially damage or for which the value or reasonably foreseeable use may be diminished by subsidence, and showing the location and type of drinking, domestic, and residential water supplies that could be contaminated, diminished, or interrupted by subsidence.
(2) A narrative indicating whether subsidence, if it occurred, could cause material damage to or diminish the value or reasonably foreseeable use of such structures or renewable resource lands or could contaminate, diminish, or interrupt drinking, domestic, or residential water supplies.
(3) A survey of the quantity and quality of all drinking, domestic and residential water supplies within the permit area and adjacent area that could be contaminated, diminished or interrupted by subsidence. If the applicant cannot make this survey because the owner will not allow access to the site, the applicant will notify the owner in writing of the effect that denial of access will have pursuant to § 45.2-1030 of the Code of Virginia, as amended. The applicant must pay for any technical assessment or engineering evaluation used to determine the quantity and quality of drinking, domestic, or residential water supplies. The applicant must provide copies of the survey and any technical assessment or engineering evaluation to the property owner and the division.
(b) Subsidence control plan. If the survey conducted under subsection (a) of this section shows that no structures, or drinking, domestic, or residential water supplies, or renewable resource lands exist, or that no material damage or diminution in value or reasonably foreseeable use of such structures or lands, and no contamination, diminution or interruption of such water supplies would occur as a result of mine subsidence, and if the division agrees with this conclusion, no further information need be provided under this section. If the survey shows that structures, renewable resource lands, or water supplies exist and that subsidence could cause material damage or diminution in value or reasonably foreseeable use, or contamination, diminution or interruption of protected water supplies, or if the division determines that damage, diminution, in value or foreseeable use, or contamination, diminution, or interruption could occur, the application must include a subsidence control plan that contains the following information:
(1) A description of the method of coal removal, such as longwall mining, room-and-pillar removal or hydraulic mining including the size, sequence and timing of the development of underground workings;
(2) A map of the underground workings that describes the location and extent of the areas in which planned subsidence mining methods will be used and that identifies all areas where the measures described in subdivisions (b) (4), (b) (5), and (b) (7) of this section will be taken to prevent or minimize subsidence and subsidence related damage; and, when applicable, to correct subsidence related material damage;
(3) A description of the physical conditions, such as depth of cover, seam thickness and lithology of overlaying strata, that affects the likelihood or extent of subsidence and subsidence related damage;
(4) A description of the monitoring, if any, needed to determine the commencement and degree of subsidence so that, when appropriate, other measures can be taken to prevent, reduce, or correct material damage in accordance with 4VAC25-130-817.121 (c).
(5) Except for those areas where planned subsidence is projected to be used, a detailed description of the subsidence control measures that will be taken to prevent or minimize subsidence and subsidence related damage, such as, but not limited to:
(i) Backstowing or backfilling of voids;
(ii) Leaving support pillars of coal;
(iii) Leaving areas in which no coal is removed, including a description of the overlying area to be protected by leaving coal in place; and
(iv) Taking measures on the surface to prevent or minimize material damage or diminution in value of the surface.
(6) A description of the anticipated effects of planned subsidence, if any.
(7) For those areas where planned subsidence is projected to be used, a description of methods to be employed to minimize damage from planned subsidence to noncommercial buildings and occupied residential dwellings and structures related thereto; or the written consent of the owner of the structure or facility that minimization measures not be taken; or, unless the anticipated damage would constitute a threat to health or safety, a demonstration that the costs of minimizing damage exceed the anticipated costs or repair.
(8) A description of the measures to be taken in accordance with 4VAC25-130-817.41 (j) and 4VAC25-130-817.121 (c) to replace adversely affected protected water supplies or to mitigate or remedy any subsidence related material damage to the land and protected structures.
(9) Other information specified by the division as necessary to demonstrate that the operation will be conducted in accordance with 4VAC25-130-817.121.
Statutory Authority
§ 45.2-103 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.4, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994; Volume 38, Issue 13, eff. March 31, 2022.
4VAC25-130-784.21. Fish and wildlife information.
(a) Resource information. Each application shall include fish and wildlife resource information for the permit area and adjacent area.
(1) The scope and level of detail for such information shall be determined by the division in consultation with State and Federal agencies with responsibilities for fish and wildlife and shall be sufficient to design the protection and enhancement plan required under Paragraph (b) of this section.
(2) Site-specific resource information necessary to address the respective species or habitats shall be required when the permit area or adjacent area is likely to include:
(i) Listed or proposed endangered or threatened species of plants or animals or their critical habitats listed by the Secretary under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 USC § 1531 et seq.), or those species or habitats protected by similar State statutes;
(ii) Habitats of unusually high value for fish and wildlife such as important streams, wetlands, riparian areas, cliffs supporting raptors, areas offering special shelter or protection, migration routes, or reproduction and wintering areas; or
(iii) Other species or habitats identified through agency consultation as requiring special protection under State or Federal law.
(b) Protection and enhancement plan. Each application shall include a description of how, to the extent possible using the best technology currently available, the operator will minimize disturbances and adverse impacts on fish and wildlife and related environmental values, including compliance with the Endangered Species Act, during the surface coal mining and reclamation operations and how enhancement of these resources will be achieved where practicable. This description shall-
(1) Be consistent with the requirements of 4VAC25-130-817.97;
(2) Apply, at a minimum, to species and habitats identified under Paragraph (a) of this section; and
(3) Include-
(i) Protective measures that will be used during the active mining phase of operation. Such measures may include the establishment of buffer zones, the selective location and special design of haul roads and powerlines, and the monitoring of surface water quality and quantity; and
(ii) Enhancement measures that will be used during the reclamation and postmining phase of operation to develop aquatic and terrestrial habitat. Such measures may include restoration of streams and other wetlands, retention of ponds and impoundments, establishment of vegetation for wildlife food and cover, and the placement of perches and nest boxes. Where the plan does not include enhancement measures, a statement shall be given explaining why enhancement is not practicable.
(c) Fish and Wildlife Service Review. Upon request, the division shall provide the resource information required under Paragraph (a) of this section and the protection and enhancement plan required under Paragraph (b) of this section to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service Regional or Field Office for their review. This information shall be provided within 10 days of receipt of the request from the Service.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.21, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.
4VAC25-130-784.22. Geologic information.
(a) General. Each application shall include geologic information in sufficient detail to assist in-
(1) Determining the probable hydrologic consequences of the operation upon the quality and quantity of surface and ground water in the permit and adjacent areas, including the extent to which surface- and ground-water monitoring is necessary;
(2) Determining all potentially acid- or toxic-forming strata down to and including the stratum immediately below the coal seam to be mined;
(3) Determining whether reclamation as required by this chapter can be accomplished and whether the proposed operation has been designed to prevent material damage to the hydrologic balance outside the permit area; and
(4) Preparing the subsidence control plan under 4VAC25-130-784.20.
(b) Geologic information shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A description of the geology of the proposed permit and adjacent areas down to and including the deeper of either the stratum immediately below the lowest coal seam to be mined or any aquifer below the lowest coal seam to be mined which may be adversely impacted by mining. This description shall include the areal and structural geology of the permit and adjacent areas, and other parameters which influence the required reclamation and it shall also show how the areal and structural geology may affect the occurrence, availability, movement, quantity and quality of potentially impacted surface and ground water. It shall be based on-
(i) The cross sections, maps, and plans required by 4VAC25-130-783.25;
(ii) The information obtained under Paragraphs (b)(2), (b)(3), and (c) of this section; and
(iii) Geologic literature and practices.
(2) For any portion of a permit area in which the strata down to the coal seam to be mined will be removed or are already exposed, samples shall be collected and analyzed from test borings; drill cores; or fresh, unweathered, uncontaminated samples from rock outcrops down to and including the deeper of either the stratum immediately below the lowest coal seam to be mined or any aquifer below the lowest coal seam to be mined which may be adversely impacted by mining. The analyses shall result in the following:
(i) Logs showing the lithologic characteristics including physical properties and thickness of each stratum and location of ground water where occurring;
(ii) Chemical analyses identifying those strata that may contain acid- or toxic-forming, or alkalinity-producing materials and to determine their content except that the division may find that the analysis for alkalinity-producing material is unnecessary; and
(iii) Chemical analysis of the coal seam for acid- or toxic-forming materials, including the total sulfur and pyritic sulfur, except that the division may find that the analysis of pyritic sulfur content is unnecessary.
(3) For lands within the permit and adjacent areas where the strata above the coal seam to be mined will not be removed, samples shall be collected and analyzed from test borings or drill cores to provide the following data:
(i) Logs of drill holes showing the lithologic characteristics, including physical properties and thickness of each stratum that may be impacted, and location of ground water where occurring;
(ii) Chemical analyses for acid- or toxic-forming or alkalinity-producing materials and their content in the strata immediately above and below the coal seam to be mined;
(iii) Chemical analyses of the coal seam for acid- or toxic-forming materials, including the total sulfur and pyritic sulfur, except that the division may find that the analysis of pyrite sulfur content is unnecessary; and
(iv) For standard room and pillar mining operations, the thickness and engineering properties of clays or soft rock such as clay shale, if any, in the stratum immediately above and below each coal seam to be mined.
(c) If determined to be necessary to protect the hydrologic balance, to minimize or prevent subsidence, or to meet the performance standards of this chapter, the division may require the collection, analysis and description of geologic information in addition to that required by Paragraph (b) of this section.
(d) An applicant may request the division to waive in whole or in part the requirements of Paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this section. The waiver may be granted only if the division finds in writing that the collection and analysis of such data is unnecessary because other information having equal value or effect is available to the division in a satisfactory form.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.22, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.
4VAC25-130-784.23. Operation plan; maps and plans.
Each application shall contain maps and plans as follows:
(a) The maps, plans and cross sections shall show the land proposed to be affected throughout the operation, the underground mining activities to be conducted, and any change in a facility or feature to be caused by the proposed operations, if the facility or feature was shown under 4VAC25-130-783.24 and 4VAC25-130-783.25.
(b) The following shall be shown for the proposed permit area:
(1) Buildings, utility corridors and facilities to be used;
(2) The area of land to be affected within the proposed permit area, according to the sequence of mining and reclamation;
(3) Each area of land for which a performance bond or other equivalent guarantee will be posted under Subchapter VJ;
(4) Each coal storage, cleaning and loading area;
(5) Each topsoil, spoil, coal preparation waste, underground development waste, and noncoal waste storage area;
(6) Each water diversion, collection, conveyance, treatment, storage, and discharge facility to be used;
(7) Each source of waste and each waste disposal facility relating to coal processing or pollution control;
(8) Each facility to be used to protect and enhance fish and wildlife and related environmental values;
(9) Each explosive storage and handling facility;
(10) Location of each sedimentation pond, permanent water impoundment, coal processing waste bank, and coal processing waste dam and embankment, in accordance with 4VAC25-130-784.16 and disposal areas for underground development waste and excess spoil, in accordance with 4VAC25-130-784.19;
(11) Each profile, at cross sections specified by the division, of the anticipated final surface configuration to be achieved for the affected areas;
(12) Location of each water and subsidence monitoring point; and
(13) Location of each facility that will remain on the proposed permit area as a permanent feature, after the completion of underground mining activities.
(c) Maps, plans, and cross sections required under paragraphs (b) (4), (5), (6), (10), and (11) of this section shall be prepared by, or under the direction of and certified by a qualified registered professional engineer, or certified professional geologist, with assistance from experts in related fields, such as land surveying and landscape architecture, except that—
(1) Maps, plans, and cross sections for sedimentation ponds may only be prepared by a qualified registered professional engineer and;
(2) Excess spoil and underground development waste facilities maps, plans, and cross sections may only be prepared by a qualified registered professional engineer.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.23, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994; Virginia Register Volume 15, Issue 6, eff. January 6, 1999.
4VAC25-130-784.24. Road systems.
(a) Plans and drawings. Each applicant for an underground coal mining and reclamation permit shall submit plans and drawings for each road, as defined in 4VAC25-130-700.5, to be constructed, used, or maintained within the proposed permit area. The plans and drawings shall
(1) Include a map, appropriate cross sections, design drawings, and specifications for road widths, gradients, surfacing materials, cuts, fill embankments, culverts, bridges, drainage ditches, low-water crossings, and drainage structures;
(2) Contain the drawings and specifications of each proposed road that is located in the channel of an intermittent or perennial stream, as necessary for approval of the road by the division in accordance with 4VAC25-130-817.150(d)(1);
(3) Contain the drawings and specifications for each proposed ford of perennial or intermittent streams that is used as a temporary route, as necessary for approval of the ford by the division in accordance with 4VAC25-130-817.151(c)(2);
(4) Contain a description of measures to be taken to obtain approval of the division for alteration or relocation of a natural stream channel under 4VAC25-130-817.151(d)(5);
(5) Contain the drawings and specifications for each low-water crossing of perennial or intermittent stream channels so that the division can maximize the protection of the stream in accordance with 4VAC25-130-817.151(d)(6); and
(6) Describe the plans to remove and reclaim each road that would not be retained under an approved postmining land use, and the schedule for this removal and reclamation.
(b) Primary road certification. The plans and drawings for each primary road shall be prepared by, or under the direction of, and certified by a qualified registered professional engineer, or a qualified registered professional land surveyor, experienced in the design and construction of roads, as meeting the requirements of this chapter; current, prudent engineering practices; and any design criteria established by the division.
(c) Geotechnical analysis. A report of appropriate geotechnical analysis shall be submitted, where approval of the division is required for alternative specifications, or for steep cut slopes under 4VAC25-130-817.150 and 4VAC25-130-817.151.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.24, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.
4VAC25-130-784.25. Return of coal processing waste to abandoned underground workings.
(a) Each plan shall describe the design, operation and maintenance of any proposed coal processing waste disposal facility, including flow diagrams and any other necessary drawings and maps, for the approval of the division and the Mine Safety and Health Administration under 4VAC25-130-817.81(f).
(b) Each plan shall describe the source and quality of waste to be stowed, area to be backfilled, percent of the mine void to be filled, method of constructing underground retaining walls, influence of the backfilling operation on active underground mine operations, surface area to be supported by the backfill, and the anticipated occurrence of surface effects following backfilling.
(c) The applicant shall describe the source of the hydraulic transport mediums, method of dewatering the placed backfill, retainment of water underground, treatment of water if released to surface streams, and the effect on the hydrologic regime.
(d) The plan shall describe each permanent monitoring well to be located in the backfilled area, the stratum underlying the mined coal, and gradient from the backfilled area.
(e) The requirements of Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall also apply to pneumatic backfilling operations, except where the operations are exempted by the division from requirements specifying hydrologic monitoring.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.25, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.
4VAC25-130-784.29. Diversions.
Each application shall contain descriptions, including maps and cross-sections, of stream channel diversions and other diversions to be constructed within the proposed permit area to achieve compliance with 4VAC25-130-817.43.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.29, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.
4VAC25-130-784.30. Support facilities.
Each applicant for an underground coal mining and reclamation permit shall submit a description, plans, and drawings for each support facility to be constructed, used, or maintained within the proposed permit area. The plans and drawings shall include a map, appropriate cross sections, design drawings, and specifications sufficient to demonstrate compliance with 4VAC25-130-817.181 for each facility.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-03-19 § 784.30, eff. December 15, 1981; amended, eff. June 28, 1982; October 28, 1982; December 14, 1982; October 11, 1983; December 27, 1983; May 8, 1984; June 22, 1984; August 2, 1984; October 16, 1985; January 7, 1987; July 22, 1987; November 25, 1987; October 12, 1988; December 26, 1990; July 1, 1991; July 17, 1991; November 20, 1991; July 7, 1992; May 5, 1993; October 19, 1994.