Inspection and Enforcement Handbook

This handbook establishes official policy and procedure for the Enforcement Management Plan.  Goals of the department are outlined, and standards are established in order to assure that appropriate compliance is maintained with program requirements and mandates by the O.S.M. and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.

Handbook Contents

Complete Inspection and Enforcement Handbook

Section 1	Introduction and Applicibility
Section 2	Administration
Section 3	Permit Application Requirements
Section 4	Haulageways and Access Roads
Section 5	Drainage and Sediment Control
Section 6	Blasting
Section 7	Posting Mining Land Use
Section 8	Fish and Wildlife Considerations
Section 9	Revegetation
Section 10	Prime Farmlands
Section 11	Insurance and Bonding
Section 12	Replacement, Release and Forfeiture of Bonds
Section 13	Prospecting
Section 14	Performance Standards - All Operations
Section 15	Performance Standards- Underground Operatinos
Section 16	Subsidence Control
Section 17	Small Operator Assistance Program(SOAP)
Section 18	Citizen Actions
Section 19	Designation of Areas Unsuitable
Section 20	Inspection and Enforcement
Section 21	Reclamation Board of Review
Section 22	Coal Refuse
Section 23	NPDES/Water Monitoring
Section 24	Quarries
Section 25	Coal Ash
Supplemental Information