Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS › Part 780 - Surface Mining Permit Applications-Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan › Section 4VAC25-130-780.18 - Reclamation plan; general requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
(a) Each application shall contain a plan for
				  reclamation of the lands within the proposed permit area, showing how the
				  applicant will comply with § 45.2-1017 of the Act, Subchapter VK, and the
				  environmental protection performance standards of the regulatory program. The
				  plan shall include, at a minimum, all information required under
				  4VAC25-130-780.18 through 4VAC25-130-780.37.
(b) Each plan shall contain the following
				  information for the proposed permit area:
(1)
				  A detailed timetable for the completion of each major step in the reclamation
				  plan;
(2) A detailed estimate of
				  the cost of reclamation of the proposed operations required to be covered by a
				  performance bond under Subchapter VJ with supporting calculations for the
				  estimates;
(3) A plan for
				  backfilling, soil stabilization, compacting, and grading, with contour maps or
				  cross-sections that show the anticipated final surface configuration of the
				  proposed permit area, in accordance with 4VAC25-130-816.102 through
				  4VAC25-130-816.107;
(4) A plan for
				  removal, storage, and redistribution of topsoil, subsoil, and other material to
				  meet the requirements of 4VAC25-130-816.22. A demonstration of the suitability
				  of topsoil substitutes or supplements under 4VAC25-130-816.22(b) shall be based
				  upon analysis of the thickness of soil horizons, total depth, texture, percent
				  coarse fragments, pH, phosporous, potassium, and areal extent of the different
				  kinds of soils. The division may require other chemical and physical analyses,
				  and field-site trials, or greenhouse tests if determined to be necessary or
				  desirable to demonstrate the suitability of the topsoil substitutes or
				  supplements;
(5) A plan for
				  revegetation as required in 4VAC25-130-816.111 through 4VAC25-130-816.116,
				  including, but not limited to, descriptions of the--
(i) Schedule of revegetation;
(ii) Species and amounts per acre of seeds
				  and seedlings to be used;
(iii)
				  Methods to be used in planting and seeding;
(iv) Mulching techniques;
(v) Irrigation, if appropriate, and pest and
				  disease control measures, if any;
(vi) Measures proposed to be used to
				  determine the success of revegetation as required in 4VAC25-130-816.116;
				  and
(vii) A soil testing plan for
				  evaluation of the results of topsoil handling and reclamation procedures
				  related to revegetation;
(6) A description of the measures to be used
				  to maximize the use and conservation of the coal resource as required in
				  4VAC25-130-816.59;
(7) A
				  description of measures to be employed to ensure that all debris, acid-forming
				  and toxic-forming materials, and materials constituting a fire hazard are
				  disposed of in accordance with 4VAC25-130-816.89 and 4VAC25-130-816.102 and a
				  description of the contingency plans which have been developed to preclude
				  sustained combustion of such materials;
(8) A description, including appropriate
				  cross sections and maps, of the measures to be used to seal or manage mine
				  openings, and to plug, case, or manage exploration holes, other bore holes,
				  wells, and other openings with in the proposed permit area, in accordance with
				  4VAC25-130-816.13 through 4VAC25-130-816.15;
(9) A description of the measures to be used
				  to stabilize all exposed surface areas to control erosion and air pollution
				  attendant to erosion as required under 4VAC25-130-816.95; and
(10) A description of steps to be taken to
				  comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (42 USC §
												7401 et seq.), the Clean Water Act
				  (33 USC §
												1251 et seq.), and other applicable air and
				  water quality laws and regulations and health and safety standards.