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

4VAC25-31-460: Intermittent or perennial streams

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  1. Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
  2. Agency 25. Department of Energy
  3. Chapter 31. Reclamation Regulations for Mineral Mining
  4. Part IV. Performance Standards
  5. Article 2. Permit Renewal and Surety Adjustments

All intermittent or perennial streams shall be protected from spoil by natural or constructed barriers. Stream channel diversions shall safely pass the peak run-off from a 10-year, 24-hour storm. Stream channel diversions shall be at least equal to the capacity of the unmodified stream channel immediately upstream and downstream of the diversion.

Collected 2026-09-14T04:45:51Z. Source file · JSON

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