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Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCESAgency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYChapter 31 - RECLAMATION REGULATIONS FOR MINERAL MINING
Part IV - Performance Standards
Section 4VAC25-31-440 - Drainage and sediment control

4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-31-440

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Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 6, November 4, 2024
Section 4VAC25-31-440 - Drainage and sediment control

All mining operations shall have adequate drainage, erosion, and sediment control measures installed and maintained in accordance with the approved drainage plan or as acceptable to the division. Drainage from disturbed areas shall be directed into a sediment control structure before it is discharged from the permitted area. If adequate drainage, erosion, and sediment control measures cannot be provided, the permit for the affected portion or the entire mine may be denied.

4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-31-440

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. September 11, 2003; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 21, eff. 7/25/2019.

Statutory Authority: §§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-180.3 of the Code of Virginia (4VAC25-31-120, 4VAC25-31-130, 4VAC25-31-170, 4VAC25-31-240, 4VAC25-31-360, 4VAC25-31-405, 4VAC25-31-410, 4VAC25-31-420, 4VAC25-31-430, 4VAC25-31-440, 4VAC25-31-450 ).