{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac25-130-780.14","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC25-130-780.14","heading":"Operation plan; maps and plans","body":"Each application shall contain maps and plans as follows:\n\n(a) The maps and plans shall show the land proposed to be affected throughout the operation and any change in a facility or feature to be caused by the proposed operations, if the facility or feature was shown under 4VAC25-130-779.24 through 4VAC25-130-779.25.\n\n(b) The following shall be shown for the proposed permit area:\n\n(1) Buildings, utility corridors and facilities to be used;\n\n(2) The area of land to be affected within the proposed permit area, according to the sequence of mining and reclamation;\n\n(3) Each area of land for which a performance bond or other equivalent guarantee will be posted under Subchapter VJ;\n\n(4) Each coal storage, cleaning and loading area;\n\n(5) Each topsoil, spoil, coal waste, and non-coal waste storage area;\n\n(6) Each water diversion, collection, conveyance, treatment, storage, and discharge facility to be used;\n\n(7) Each source of waste and each waste disposal facility relating to coal processing or pollution control;\n\n(8) Each facility to be used to protect and enhance fish and wildlife and related environmental values;\n\n(9) Each explosive storage and handling facility; and\n\n(10) Location of each sedimentation pond, permanent water impoundment, coal processing waste bank, and coal processing waste dam and embankment, in accordance with 4VAC25-130-780.25 and fill area for the disposal of excess spoil in accordance with 4VAC25-130-780.35.\n\n(c) Maps, plans, and cross sections required under Paragraphs (b)(4), (5), (6), (9) and (10), 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--\n\n(1) Maps, plans, and cross sections for sedimentation ponds may only be prepared by a qualified registered professional engineer; and\n\n(2) Maps, plans, and cross sections of spoil disposal facilities may only be prepared by a qualified registered professional engineer.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 25. Department of Energy","Chapter 130. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations","Part 780. Surface Mining Permit Applications—Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency25/chapter130/section780.14/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:15Z","sha256":"6a415750ed860a9c66afd71c1878f41139651eb5e4ad32594657bfbbaefedb58","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac25-130-780.13","next":"us-va/4vac25-130-780.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}