Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
Agency 25. Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy |
Chapter 130. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations |
Section 700.1. Scope |
Section 700.11. Applicability |
Section 700.12. Petitions to initiate rule making |
Section 700.14. Availability of records |
Section 700.15. Computation of time |
Section 700.2. Authority and citation to federal law |
Section 700.3. Effective date |
Section 700.5. Definitions |
Section 701.11. Applicability |
Section 702.11. Application requirements and procedures |
Section 702.12. Contents of application for exemption |
Section 702.13. Public availability of information |
Section 702.14. Requirements for exemption |
Section 702.15. Conditions of exemption and right of inspection and entry |
Section 702.16. Stockpiling of minerals |
Section 702.17. Revocation and enforcement |
Section 702.18. Reporting requirements |
Section 702.5. Definitions |
Section 705.11. Who shall file |
Section 705.13. When to file |
Section 705.15. Where to file |
Section 705.17. What to report |
Section 705.19. Resolving prohibited interests |
Section 705.21. Appeals procedures |
Section 705.22. Penalties for failure to file disclosure statements |
Section 705.23. Other state and local government agencies |
Section 705.24. Confidentiality and access to disclosure statements |
Section 705.25. Gifts and gratuities |
Section 705.4. Responsibility |
Section 707.11. Applicability |
Section 707.12. Information to be maintained on site |
Section 740.1. Scope and purpose |
Section 740.11. Applicability |
Section 740.13. Permits |
Section 740.15. Bonds on federal lands |
Section 740.17. Inspection, enforcement and civil penalties |
Section 740.19. Performance standards |
Section 740.4. Responsibilities |
Section 761.1. Scope |
Section 761.11. Areas where mining is prohibited or limited |
Section 761.12. Procedures |
Section 761.13. Exception for existing operations |
Section 761.16. Submission and processing of requests for valid existing rights determinations |
Section 761.3. Authority |
Section 762.1. Scope and responsibility |
Section 762.11. Criteria for designating lands as unsuitable |
Section 762.13. Land exempt from designation as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations |
Section 762.14. Exploration on land designated as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations |
Section 764.11. General process requirements |
Section 764.13. Petitions |
Section 764.15. Initial processing, recordkeeping, and notification requirements |
Section 764.17. Hearing requirements |
Section 764.19. Decision |
Section 764.21. Data base and inventory system requirements |
Section 764.23. Public information |
Section 764.25. Responsibility for implementation |
Section 772.1. Scope and purpose |
Section 772.11. Notice requirements for exploration removing 250 tons of coal or less |
Section 772.12. Permit requirements for exploration removing more than 250 tons of coal, or occurring on lands designated as unsuitable for surface coal mining ... |
Section 772.13. Coal exploration compliance duties |
Section 772.14. Commercial use or sale |
Section 772.15. Public availability of information |
Section 773.1. Scope and purpose |
Section 773.11. Requirements to obtain permits |
Section 773.12. Regulatory coordination with other agencies |
Section 773.13. Public participation in permit processing |
Section 773.15. Review of permit applications |
Section 773.16. Criteria for permit approval or denial; existing structures |
Section 773.17. Permit conditions |
Section 773.19. Permit issuance and right of renewal |
Section 773.20. Improvidently issued permits; general procedures |
Section 773.21. Improvidently issued permits; rescission procedures |
Section 774.1. Scope and purpose |
Section 774.11. Division review of permits |
Section 774.12. Post-permit issuance requirements |
Section 774.13. Permit revisions |
Section 774.15. Permit renewals |
Section 774.17. Transfer, assignment, or sale of permit rights |
Section 775.11. Administrative review |
Section 775.13. Judicial review |
Section 777.1. Scope |
Section 777.11. Format and contents |
Section 777.12. Preapplication conference |
Section 777.13. Reporting of technical data |
Section 777.14. Maps and plans; general requirements |
Section 777.15. Completeness |
Section 777.17. Permit fees |
Section 778.1. Scope and purpose |
Section 778.13. Identification of interests |
Section 778.14. Violation information |
Section 778.15. Right-of-entry information |
Section 778.16. Status of unsuitability claims |
Section 778.17. Permit term |
Section 778.18. Insurance |
Section 778.21. Proof of publication |
Section 778.22. Facilities or structures used in common |
Section 779.11. General requirements |
Section 779.12. General environmental resources information |
Section 779.18. Climatological information |
Section 779.19. Vegetation information |
Section 779.21. Soil resources information |
Section 779.22. [Repealed] |
Section 779.24. Maps; general requirements |
Section 779.25. Cross sections, maps and plans |
Section 779.4. Responsibilities |
Section 780.11. Operation plan; general requirements |
Section 780.12. Operation plan; existing structures |
Section 780.13. Operation plan; blasting |
Section 780.14. Operation plan; maps and plans |
Section 780.16. Fish and wildlife information |
Section 780.18. Reclamation plan; general requirements |
Section 780.21. Hydrologic information |
Section 780.22. Geologic information |
Section 780.23. Reclamation plan; land use information |
Section 780.25. Reclamation plan; siltation structures, impoundments, banks, dams, and embankments |
Section 780.27. Reclamation plan; surface mining near underground mining |
Section 780.29. Diversions |
Section 780.31. Protection of public parks and historic places |
Section 780.33. Relocation or use of public roads |
Section 780.35. Disposal of excess spoil |
Section 780.37. Road systems |
Section 780.38. Support facilities |
Section 780.4. Responsibilities |
Section 783.11. General requirements |
Section 783.12. General environmental resources information |
Section 783.18. Climatological information |
Section 783.19. Vegetation information |
Section 783.21. Soil resources information |
Section 783.22. Land-use information |
Section 783.24. Maps; general requirements |
Section 783.25. Cross sections, maps and plans |
Section 783.4. Responsibilities |
Section 784.11. Operation plan; general requirements |
Section 784.12. Operation plan; existing structures |
Section 784.13. Reclamation plan; general requirements |
Section 784.14. Hydrologic information |
Section 784.15. Reclamation plan; land use information |
Section 784.16. Reclamation plan; siltation structures, impoundments, banks, dams, and embankments |
Section 784.17. Protection of public parks and historic places |
Section 784.18. Relocation or use of public roads |
Section 784.19. Underground development waste |
Section 784.20. Subsidence control plan |
Section 784.21. Fish and wildlife information |
Section 784.22. Geologic information |
Section 784.23. Operation plan; maps and plans |
Section 784.24. Road systems |
Section 784.25. Return of coal processing waste to abandoned underground workings |
Section 784.29. Diversions |
Section 784.30. Support facilities |
Section 784.4. Responsibilities |
Section 785.1. Scope |
Section 785.13. Experimental practices mining |
Section 785.14. Mountaintop removal mining |
Section 785.15. Steep slope mining |
Section 785.16. Permits incorporating variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements for steep slope mining |
Section 785.17. Prime farmland |
Section 785.18. Variances for delay in contemporaneous reclamation requirement in combined surface and underground mining activities |
Section 785.19. Remining areas with pollution discharges |
Section 785.20. Augering |
Section 785.21. Coal preparation plants not located within the permit area of a mine |
Section 785.22. In situ processing activities |
Section 785.25. Lands eligible for remining |
Section 789.1. Petition for award of costs and expenses under Section 45.1-249E of the Act |
Section 789.2. Intervention |
Section 790.1. Purpose |
Section 790.11. Service of notice |
Section 790.12. Contents of notice |
Section 795.1. Scope and purpose |
Section 795.10. Qualified laboratories |
Section 795.11. Assistance funding |
Section 795.12. Applicant liability |
Section 795.6. Eligibility for assistance |
Section 795.7. Filing for assistance |
Section 795.8. Application approval and notice |
Section 795.9. Program services and data requirements |
Section 800.11. Requirement to file a bond |
Section 800.12. Form of the performance bond |
Section 800.13. Period of liability |
Section 800.14. Determination of bond amount |
Section 800.15. Adjustment of amount |
Section 800.16. General terms and conditions of bond |
Section 800.17. Bonding requirements for underground coal mines and long-term coal-related surface facilities and structures |
Section 800.20. Surety bonds |
Section 800.21. Collateral bonds |
Section 800.23. Escrow bonding |
Section 800.24. Combined surety/escrow bonding |
Section 800.30. Replacement of bonds |
Section 800.40. Requirements to release performance bonds |
Section 800.50. Forfeiture of bonds |
Section 800.51. Administrative review of performance bond forfeiture |
Section 800.52. Bond forfeiture reinstatement procedures |
Section 800.60. Terms and conditions for liability insurance |
Section 801.11. Participation in the pool bond fund |
Section 801.12. Entrance fee and bond |
Section 801.13. Self-bonding |
Section 801.14. Reclamation tax |
Section 801.15. Collection of the reclamation tax and penalties for non-payment |
Section 801.16. Reinstatement to the pool bond fund |
Section 801.17. Bond release application |
Section 801.18. Criteria for release of bond |
Section 801.19. Forfeiture |
Section 801.2. Scope |
Section 801.4. Objective |
Section 815.1. Scope and purpose |
Section 815.13. Required documents |
Section 815.15. Performance standards for coal exploration |
Section 815.2. Permitting information |
Section 816.100. Contemporaneous reclamation |
Section 816.102. Backfilling and grading; general requirements |
Section 816.104. Backfilling and grading; thin overburden |
Section 816.105. Backfilling and grading; thick overburden |
Section 816.106. Backfilling and grading; previously mined areas |
Section 816.107. Backfilling and grading; steep slopes |
Section 816.11. Signs and markers |
Section 816.111. Revegetation; general requirements |
Section 816.113. Revegetation; timing |
Section 816.114. Revegetation; mulching and other soil stabilizing practices |
Section 816.116. Revegetation; standards for success |
Section 816.13. Casing and sealing of drilled holes; general requirements |
Section 816.131. Cessation of operations; temporary |
Section 816.132. Cessation of operations; permanent |
Section 816.133. Postmining land use |
Section 816.14. Casing and sealing of drilled holes; temporary |
Section 816.15. Casing and sealing of drilled holes; permanent |
Section 816.150. Roads; general |
Section 816.151. Primary roads |
Section 816.152. Existing roads |
Section 816.180. Utility installations |
Section 816.181. Support facilities |
Section 816.22. Topsoil and subsoil |
Section 816.41. Hydrologic-balance protection |
Section 816.42. Hydrologic balance; water quality standards and effluent limitations |
Section 816.43. Diversions |
Section 816.45. Hydrologic balance; sediment control measures |
Section 816.46. Hydrologic balance; siltation structures |
Section 816.47. Hydrologic balance; discharge structures |
Section 816.49. Impoundments |
Section 816.56. Postmining rehabilitation of sedimentation ponds, diversions, impoundments, and treatment facilities |
Section 816.57. Hydrologic balance; stream buffer zones |
Section 816.59. Coal recovery |
Section 816.61. Use of explosives; general requirements |
Section 816.62. Use of explosives; preblasting survey |
Section 816.64. Use of explosives; blasting schedule |
Section 816.66. Use of explosives; blasting signs, warnings, and access control |
Section 816.67. Use of explosives; control of adverse effects |
Section 816.68. Use of explosives; records of blasting operations |
Section 816.71. Disposal of excess spoil; general requirements |
Section 816.72. Disposal of excess spoil; valley fills/head-of-hollow fills |
Section 816.73. Disposal of excess spoil; durable rock fills |
Section 816.74. Disposal of excess spoil; preexisting benches |
Section 816.75. Disposal of excess spoil; zoned concept |
Section 816.76. Disposal of excess spoil; incidental reclamation |
Section 816.79. Protection of underground mining |
Section 816.81. Coal mine waste; general requirements |
Section 816.83. Coal mine waste; refuse piles |
Section 816.84. Coal mine waste; impounding structures |
Section 816.87. Coal mine waste; burning and burned waste utilization |
Section 816.89. Disposal of noncoal mine wastes |
Section 816.95. Stabilization of surface areas |
Section 816.97. Protection of fish, wildlife, and related environmental values |
Section 816.99. Slides and other damage |
Section 817.100. Contemporaneous reclamation |
Section 817.102. Backfilling and grading; general requirements |
Section 817.106. Backfilling and grading; previously mined areas |
Section 817.107. Backfilling and grading; steep slopes |
Section 817.11. Signs and markers |
Section 817.111. Revegetation; general requirements |
Section 817.113. Revegetation; timing |
Section 817.114. Revegetation; mulching and other soil stabilizing practices |
Section 817.116. Revegetation; standards for success |
Section 817.121. Subsidence control |
Section 817.122. Subsidence control; notice |
Section 817.13. Casing and sealing of exposed underground openings; general requirements |
Section 817.131. Cessation of operations; temporary |
Section 817.132. Cessation of operations; permanent |
Section 817.133. Postmining land use |
Section 817.14. Casing and sealing of underground openings; temporary |
Section 817.15. Casing and sealing of underground openings; permanent |
Section 817.150. Roads; general |
Section 817.151. Primary roads |
Section 817.152. Existing roads |
Section 817.180. Utility installations |
Section 817.181. Support facilities |
Section 817.22. Topsoil and subsoil |
Section 817.41. Hydrologic-balance protection |
Section 817.42. Hydrologic balance; water quality standards and effluent limitations |
Section 817.43. Diversions |
Section 817.45. Hydrologic balance; sediment control measures |
Section 817.46. Hydrologic balance; siltation structures |
Section 817.47. Hydrologic balance; discharge structures |
Section 817.49. Impoundments |
Section 817.56. Postmining rehabilitation of sedimentation ponds, diversions, impoundments, and treatment facilities |
Section 817.57. Hydrologic balance; stream buffer zones |
Section 817.59. Coal recovery |
Section 817.61. Use of explosives; general requirements |
Section 817.62. Use of explosives; preblasting survey |
Section 817.64. Use of explosives; general performance standards |
Section 817.66. Use of explosives; blasting signs, warnings, and access control |
Section 817.67. Use of explosives; control of adverse effects |
Section 817.68. Use of explosives; records of blasting operations |
Section 817.71. Disposal of excess spoil; general requirements |
Section 817.72. Disposal of excess spoil; valley fills/head-of-hollow fills |
Section 817.73. Disposal of excess spoil; durable rock fills |
Section 817.74. Disposal of excess spoil; preexisting benches |
Section 817.75. Disposal of excess spoil; zoned concept |
Section 817.76. Disposal of excess spoil; incidental reclamation |
Section 817.81. Coal mine waste; general requirements |
Section 817.83. Coal mine waste; refuse piles |
Section 817.84. Coal mine waste; impounding structures |
Section 817.87. Coal mine waste; burning and burned waste utilization |
Section 817.89. Disposal of noncoal mine wastes |
Section 817.95. Stabilization of surface areas |
Section 817.97. Protection of fish, wildlife, and related environmental values |
Section 817.99. Slides and other damage |
Section 819.1. Scope |
Section 819.11. Auger mining; general |
Section 819.13. Auger mining; coal recovery |
Section 819.15. Auger mining; hydrologic balance |
Section 819.17. Auger mining; subsidence protection |
Section 819.19. Auger mining; backfilling and grading |
Section 819.21. Auger mining; protection of underground mining |
Section 823.1. Scope and purpose |
Section 823.11. Applicability |
Section 823.12. Soil removal and stockpiling |
Section 823.14. Soil replacement |
Section 823.15. Revegetation and restoration of soil productivity |
Section 823.4. Responsibilities |
Section 824.11. Mountaintop removal; performance standards |
Section 824.2. Objectives |
Section 825.11. Operational requirements |
Section 825.12. Treatment of discharges |
Section 825.13. Request for bond release |
Section 825.14. Criteria and schedule for release of bonds on pollution abatement areas |
Section 827.1. Scope |
Section 827.11. General requirements |
Section 827.12. Coal preparation plants; performance standards |
Section 828.11. In situ processing; performance standards |
Section 828.12. In situ processing; monitoring |
Section 828.2. Objectives |
Section 840.11. Inspections by the division |
Section 840.12. Right of entry |
Section 840.14. Availability of records |
Section 840.16. Compliance conference |
Section 842.11. Immediate inspections |
Section 842.12. Citizens' requests for inspections |
Section 842.14. Review of adequacy and completeness of inspections |
Section 842.15. Review of decision not to inspect or enforce |
Section 843.11. Cessation orders |
Section 843.12. Notices of violation |
Section 843.13. Suspension or revocation of permits; pattern of violations |
Section 843.14. Service of notices of violation, cessation orders, and show cause orders |
Section 843.15. Informal public hearing |
Section 843.16. Formal review of citations |
Section 843.18. Inability to comply |
Section 845.11. Assessment determination |
Section 845.12. When a penalty will be assessed |
Section 845.13. Point system |
Section 845.15. Assessment of separate violations for each day |
Section 845.16. Waiver of use of formula to determine civil penalty |
Section 845.17. Procedures for assessment of civil penalties |
Section 845.18. Procedures for assessment conference |
Section 845.19. Request for hearing |
Section 845.20. Final assessment and payment of penalty |
Section 845.2. Objective |
Section 846.12. When an individual civil penalty may be assessed |
Section 846.14. Amount of the individual civil penalty |
Section 846.17. Assessment of an individual civil penalty |
Section 846.18. Penalty payment |
Section 846.2. [Repealed] |
Section 850.1. Scope |
Section 850.12. Effective date |
Section 850.13. Training |
Section 850.14. Examination |
Section 850.15. Certification |
Section 850.5. Definition |
Section 874.12. Eligible coal lands and water |
Section 874.13. Reclamation objectives and priorities |
Section 877.11. Written consent for entry |
Section 877.13. Entry and consent to reclaim |
Section 877.14. Entry for emergency reclamation |
Section 879.11. Land eligible for acquisition |
Section 879.12. Procedures for acquisition |
Section 879.13. Acceptance of gifts of land |
Section 879.14. Management of acquired land |
Section 879.15. Disposition of reclaimed land |
Section 882.12. Appraisals |
Section 882.13. Liens |
Section 882.14. Satisfaction of liens |
Appendix 9998. FORMS (4VAC25-130) |
Appendix 9999. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (4VAC25-130) |