                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION AND EVACUATION PLAN (§ 45.2-620)

A. On or before July 1 of each year, the operator of any retaining dam or mine
refuse impoundment that meets the criteria of subsection A of &#xA7; 45.2-618
shall submit to the Chief an emergency notification and evacuation plan. If
there are no changes to a plan at the time the updated plan is due, the operator
may submit a notice that there are no changes to the plan in lieu of submitting
an updated plan to the Chief.

B. The plan and attendant maps, appropriate for the level of hazard of the
retaining dam or mine refuse impoundment, shall describe the retaining dam or
mine refuse impoundment and shall include:

   1. The name and address of the operator owning, operating, or controlling the
   structure;

   2. The identification numbers of the structure as assigned by the Chief, MSHA,
   and the Office of Surface Mining;

   3. The location of the structure indicated on (i) a current United States
   Geological Survey 7.5-minute or 15-minute topographic quadrangle map, (ii) an
   equivalent digital map, or (iii) a topographic map of a scale approved by the
   Chief;

   4. The name and size in acres of the watershed in which the structure is
   located;

   5. A description of the physical and engineering properties of the foundation
   materials on which the structure is to be or was constructed;

   6. The location of existing or proposed instrumentation;

   7. A statement of the runoff attributable to the probable maximum
   precipitation of six-hour duration and the calculations used in determining
   such runoff;

   8. A statement of the runoff attributable to the storm for which the structure
   is designed and the calculations used in determining such runoff;

   9. The location of any surface or underground coal mine, including the depth
   and extent of such workings, under and within 1,000 feet around the perimeter
   of the retaining dam or mine refuse impoundment, and the area of impounded
   material, shown at a scale not to exceed one inch equals 1,000 feet;

   10. A map depicting the impoundment area and downstream and adjacent
   drainways, streambeds, roads, structures, and other public areas that could be
   affected if an accident were to occur at the impoundment. The map shall be at
   a scale not to exceed one inch equals 1,000 feet;

   11. The names of persons who are familiar with the plan protocols and can take
   actions necessary to eliminate the hazard and minimize the impact to miners,
   the community, and the environment;

   12. A location where a command and communication center could be established
   for the company team and emergency response personnel to report during an
   impoundment event;

   13. The location of potential evacuation centers where affected parties could
   take shelter during an impoundment event;

   14. An emergency contact list for agencies that would respond to an
   impoundment event; and

   15. A list of miners employed at the site and businesses, community buildings,
   residences, and other occupied buildings within the impact zone that could be
   affected by an impoundment event, or other effective means of identifying such
   impact zone.

HISTORY: 2005, c. 3, § 45.1-224.1; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.