DMR Forms

Revised: April, 2023

• Application for a Special Permit for Removal of Abandoned Coal Refuse Pile

Revised: April, 2023

• Request for Endangered Species Consultation

Revised: December, 2002

• Small Operator Assistance Program

Revised: September, 2006
Applicant shall complete this form and include, along with appropriate maps, with all copies of the application. One separate copy of this completed form, along with appropriate maps, shall also be submitted to the regional DEP Office for SHPO notification. The Department of Environmental Protection and the State Historic Preservation Office has agreed that DEP will directly communicate with SHPO on these requests. Requests received by SHPO from the applicant WILL NOT be reviewed by SHPO.

• State Historic Preservation Questionnaire

Revised: December, 2012
Cash performance bonds posted with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Chapter 22 of the Code of West Virginia are eligible for investment in the West Virginia Consolidated Fund, with interest payable to the operator posting the bond. Under the provisions of W.Va. Code §12-6-8 and §12-6C-6, State agencies may request the West Virginia State Treasurer to invest funds administered by them.

• Option to Invest / W-9

Revised: September, 2006
Complete this form and attach Annual Bonding Progress Report Map and any necessary additional bond in the proper form. Mail one original and three copies of this application, each in a separate binder, to the Permitting Section of the Regional WV DEP Mining and Reclamation Office. Application must be received at least 30 days prior to the anniversary date of the permit. If the Annual Bonding Progress Report Map from the previous year remains accurate, a new map is not required. However, the bonding chart below must be completed.

• MR-26: Annual Bonding Progress Report

Bank waiver for Certificates of Deposit.

• Certificate of Deposit Waiver

The following letter of credit has been prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection and approved by the State Attorney General's Office for use as a performance bond for mining permits. This format is to be retyped on letterhead of the bank issuing the Letter of Credit filling in the blanks where required. No changes may be made to this language without the prior approval of the Secretary and the Attorney General.

• Letter of​ Credit

Letter of assignment template for assigning the right to endore a Certificate of Deposit to DEP in the event of permit revocation.

• Letter of Assignment for Certificate of Deposit

Revised: November, 2007
Template for mitigation surety bond.

• Mitigation Surety Bond

Revised: June, 2005
Template for reclamation surety bond.

• Reclamation Surety Bond

Revised: March, 2022
Template form to transfer a performance bond.

• Transfer of Performance Bond

Revised: September, 2006
Checklist for combining quarry permits.

• MR-42: Combining Querry Permits

Revised: September, 2006
Groundwater inventory questionnaire.

• MR-43: Groundwater Questionnaire-Quarry

Revised: September, 2006
Hazardous materials evaluation and inventory checklist.

• MR-45: HazMat Evaluation and Inventory

Revised: July, 2017
Checklist for MR19 and MR19A.

• MR-19CK: Operator Assignment/Transfer Assignment or Sale Checklist

Revised: October, 2018

• MR-46: Roads and Ancillary Facilities Checklist

Revised: December, 2006
Certification that the controls meet the required safety factor and is/are constructed and installed in accordance with the technical aspects of the pre-plan and any modification thereto, as approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.

• MR-13: Certification of Drainage System
• MR-13B: Certification of Excess Spoil and Valley Fill
• MR-13R: Request for Removal of Sediment Control Structure

Revised: September, 2006
Application for approved person for surface coal mine and quarry permits.

• MR-50: Approved Persons

Revised:
Progress map reporting form.

• MR-23: Progress Map Reporting

Revised: August, 2001
For steep slope operations only.

• MR-29: Certification of Operations Designed Using Final AOC Guidance Document

Revised: August, 2005
NPDES issuance/reissuance advertisement.

• MR-34-B: NPDES Advertisements

Revised: June, 2004
NPDES/Article 11 Water Pollution Control Permit MR-5 Application, General Instructions

• MR-5: General Instructions
• MR-5CG: Alkaline Mine Drainage Application
• MR-GP-1: Alkaline Mine Drainage Application Advertisement

Revised: July, 2008

• MR-19A-CK: Checklist for NPDES Transfer and Advanced Approval

Instructions, worksheets, and reference tables.

• Worksheet for Fee Calculation
• Instructions for Fee Calculation Sheet
• Annual Rainfall by County
• Drainage Component Table

Reporting templates.

• MR-41: Quarry Quarterly Production
• MR-10Q: Quarry Revocation Report

Revised: March, 2019
Class 5, Type 5X13/Type 5G30 Underground Injection Control (UIC) Reissuance Application For Coal Mines Non-Slurry Injection
The purpose of this UIC reissuance application is to gather detailed and technical information the WVDEP and the Division of Mining and Reclamation requires to make sound permitting decisions, within the regulatory framework of West Virginia Code of State Regulations and all other applicable state and federal mining regulations.

• Reissuance Non-Slurry Application

Revised: June, 2022
CLASS 5, TYPE 5X13 Underground Injection Control (UIC) Reissuance Application for Coal Mines Slurry Injection
The purpose of this UIC reissuance application is to gather detailed and technical information the WVDEP and the Division of Mining and Reclamation requires to make sound permitting decisions, within the regulatory framework of West Virginia Code of State Regulations and all other applicable state and federal mining regulations.

• Reissuance Slurry Application

Revised: August, 2018
Class 5, Type 5X13/Type 5G30 Underground Injection Control (UIC) New Permit Application For Coal Mines Non-Slurry Injection
The purpose of this UIC reissuance application is to gather detailed and technical information the WVDEP and the Division of Mining and Reclamation requires to make sound permitting decisions, within the regulatory framework of West Virginia Code of State Regulations and all other applicable state and federal mining regulations.

• New Non-Slurry Application

Revised: September, 2018
Class 5, Type 5G30 Underground Injection Control (UIC) Mine Water Transfer Permit Application For Coal Mines and Quarries
The purpose of this UIC permit application is to gather sufficient information to review the “Mine Water Transfer” proposal. This activity involves transferring mine water, by either pumping or gravity flow, from a mine void to the surface, transporting it across the surface via piping, and injecting it back into a mine void via a certified Class 5, Type 5G30 injection well, without treatment or processing of the mine water.

• 5G30 Mine Water Transfer Application

Revised: November, 2018
Reporting form for total volume injected, min/max mine pool levels, injection points, modifications to existing UIC control permits, and injection volume details.

• UIC Annual Report

Revised: May, 2022
Class 5, Type 5X13 Underground Injection Control (UIC) Permit Application for Coal Mines Slurry Injection
The purpose of this UIC reissuance application is to gather detailed and technical information the WVDEP and the Division of Mining and Reclamation requires to make sound permitting decisions, within the regulatory framework of West Virginia Code of State Regulations and all other applicable state and federal mining regulations.

• Permit Application for Slurry Injection

Revised: February, 2020
Class 5, Type 5X13 Underground Injection Control (UIC) Modification Application for Coal Mines Slurry Injection
The purpose of this UIC reissuance application is to gather detailed and technical information the WVDEP and the Division of Mining and Reclamation requires to make sound permitting decisions, within the regulatory framework of West Virginia Code of State Regulations and all other applicable state and federal mining regulations.

• Modification Application

Revised: February, 2022
Class 5, Type 5X13 Underground Injection Control (UIC) Permit Transfer Application for Coal Mines Slurry Injection

• Transfer Application