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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

4VAC25-130-784.12: Operation plan; existing structures

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
  2. Agency 25. Department of Energy
  3. Chapter 130. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations
  4. Part 784. Underground Mining Permit Applications—Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan

(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.

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