GroundRules
4VAC25-40-270: Refuse piles, water and silt retaining dams
Where this section sits in the 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
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.
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