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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 40. Safety and Health Regulations for Mineral Mining |
Section 270. Refuse piles, water and silt retaining dams
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A. Refuse piles, water and silt retaining dams that meet the size criteria of § 45.1-225.2 of the Code of Virginia shall be designed, constructed, maintained, inspected and abandoned in accordance with §§ 45.1-225.2 through 45.1-225.5 of the Code of Virginia.
B. Water and silt retaining dams that do not meet the size criteria of § 45.1-225.1 of the Code of Virginia shall be designed, constructed and abandoned in accordance with the Minerals Other Than Coal Surface Mining Law (§ 45.1-180 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).
C. Refuse shall be placed only in locations approved by the director.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR480-05-1.2 § 2.18, eff. July 19, 1989; amended, Volume 14, Issue 17, eff. July 1, 1998.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3, 45.1-161.294 and 45.1-161.305 of the Code of Virginia.