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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 4. Conservation and Natural Resources |
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Agency 25. Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy |
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Chapter 31. Reclamation Regulations for Mineral Mining |
| Section 10. Definitions |
| Section 20. Scope |
| Section 30. Compliance |
| Section 40. Modifications |
| Section 50. [Repealed] |
| Section 60. Other governmental agencies and laws |
| Section 70. Exemptions |
| Section 80. Contiguous area |
| Section 90. Operator conference with inspector |
| Section 100. Mineral mining permits |
| Section 110. Permit application |
| Section 120. Permit fee and bond |
| Section 130. Mineral mining plans |
| Section 140. Marking of permit boundaries |
| Section 150. Maps |
| Section 160. Legal right |
| Section 170. Permit application notifications |
| Section 180. Impoundments |
| Section 190. Availability of permits |
| Section 200. Exemption for restricted mining |
| Section 210. Annual renewal |
| Section 220. Requirements for bonding of mineral mines |
| Section 230. Period of liability |
| Section 240. Bond amount |
| Section 250. General terms and conditions of bond |
| Section 260. Form of performance bond |
| Section 270. Replacement of bonds |
| Section 280. Release of bond |
| Section 290. Intensive agricultural use |
| Section 300. Inspections for adequacy of vegetation and bond release |
| Section 310. Bond forfeiture |
| Section 320. Minerals Reclamation Fund (MRF) |
| Section 330. Protected structures and sensitive features |
| Section 340. Signs |
| Section 350. Roads |
| Section 360. Operation and reclamation |
| Section 370. Slopes |
| Section 380. Treatment of acid material |
| Section 390. Handling of spoil piles and stockpiles of minerals |
| Section 400. Overburden, refuse, spoil and waste fills |
| Section 405. Disposal of waste |
| Section 410. Storage of top soil |
| Section 420. Screening |
| Section 430. Completion of active mining |
| Section 440. Drainage and sediment control |
| Section 450. Sediment basins |
| Section 460. Intermittent or perennial streams |
| Section 470. Natural drainageways |
| Section 480. Diversions |
| Section 490. Water quality |
| Section 500. Water impoundments |
| Section 505. Reporting impoundment failures |
| Section 510. Alternative methods of stabilization |
| Section 520. Revegetation |
| Section 530. Process in revegetation |
| Section 540. Trees and shrubs |
| Section 550. [Repealed] |
| Section 560. Informal review |
| Section 570. Formal review |
| Appendix 9998. FORMS (4VAC25-31) |