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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 4VAC25-31-510 - Alternative methods of stabilization

4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-31-510

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Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024
Section 4VAC25-31-510 - Alternative methods of stabilization

Riprap shall be used for the control of erosion on those areas where it is impractical to establish vegetation or other means of erosion control or in any areas where rock riprap is an appropriate means of reclamation. Placing of rock riprap shall be in accordance with drainage standards and the approved mineral mining plan. Other methods of stabilization may include gabions, concrete, shotcrete, geotextiles, and other means acceptable to the director.

4 Va. Admin. Code § 25-31-510

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 24, eff. September 11, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 6, eff. December 19, 2013.

Statutory Authority: §§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-180.3 of the Code of Virginia.