Section 110. Exemptions from the closure requirements  


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  • A. An owner or operator of a site that constructs a building, a paved roadway, a paved parking surface, paved walkways and sidewalks, or other similar structures on top of the fill within a reasonable time period of reaching the final grade not to exceed 12 months shall be exempt from the requirements of this article for the portions of the fossil fuel combustion products site directly under the construction area.

    B. An operator of a coal mine site permitted by the DMME who is reclaiming a site in conformance with the Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations, 4VAC25-130-700.1 et seq., shall be exempt from the closure requirements contained in the section.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR 672-20-20 § 3.5, eff. February 22, 1995; amended, Volume 23, Issue 04, eff. November 29, 2006.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1402 of the Code of Virginia, 42 USC § 6941 and 40 CFR Part 257.