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Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCESAgency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYChapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 816 - Permanent Program Performance Standards-Surface Mining Activities
Section 4VAC25-130-816.89 - Disposal of noncoal mine wastes

4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-130-816.89

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Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 22, June 17, 2024
Section 4VAC25-130-816.89 - Disposal of noncoal mine wastes
(a) Noncoal mine wastes including, but not limited to grease, lubricants, paints, flammable liquids, garbage, abandoned mining machinery, lumber and other combustible materials generated during mining activities shall be placed and stored in a controlled manner in a designated portion of the permit area. Placement and storage shall ensure that leachate and surface runoff do not degrade surface or ground water, that fires are prevented, and that the area remains stable and suitable for reclamation and revegetation compatible with the natural surroundings.
(b) Final disposal of noncoal mine wastes shall be in a designated disposal site in the permit area or a state-approved solid waste disposal area. Disposal sites in the permit area shall be designed and constructed to ensure that leachate and drainage from the noncoal mine waste area does not degrade surface or underground water. Wastes shall be routinely compacted and covered to prevent combustion and wind-borne waste. When the disposal is completed, a minimum of two feet of soil cover shall be placed over the site, slopes stabilized, and revegetation accomplished in accordance with 4VAC25-130-816.111 through 4VAC25-130-816.116. Operation of the disposal site shall be conducted in accordance with all local, state and federal requirements.
(c) At no time shall any noncoal mine waste be deposited in a refuse pile or impounding structure, nor shall a noncoal mine waste disposal site be located within eight feet of any coal outcrop or coal storage area.

4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-130-816.89

Derived from VR480-03-19 § 816.89, 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.

Statutory Authority

§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.