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Mandate 457

Mandate Information
Mandate Title:
Coal surface mining operations; national pollutant discharge elimination system permits.
Purpose of legislation
Clarifies that the authority to issue pollutant discharge elimination system permits for coal surface mining operations has been delegated to the Director of the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy.
Legislation mandating a change Chap 252 (2011)
VAC chapters to be amended
9 vac 25 - 31 : Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit Regulation
Associated Regulatory Actions
Action 3506: IFR - Chapter 252 of the 2011 Acts of Assembly Re: DMME
Latest Stage: Final
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