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citation: "30 C.F.R. §§ 947.815–947.828"
title: "30"
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to: "947.828"
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url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/947.815..947.828"
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# §947.815. Performance standards—coal exploration.

- (a) **Part 815 of this chapter, <I>Permanent Program Performance Standards—** Coal Exploration, shall apply to any person conducting coal exploration operations.
- (b) Any person who conducts coal exploration operations shall comply with the Washington Forest Practices Act, RCW 76.09, and regulations promulgated pursuant to it.

# §947.816. Performance standards—surface mining activities.

- (a) **Part 816 of this chapter, <I>Permanent Program Performance Standards—** Surface Mining Activities, shall apply to any person who conducts surface coal mining and reclamation operations.
- (b) All operators shall have a plan of reclamation approved by the Washington Department of Fisheries for operation in affected streams, RCW 75, and shall comply with the Hydraulic Project Approval Law, RCW 75.20.100, the Shoreline Management Act, RCW 90.58, the Forest Practices Act, RCW 76.09, the Water Pollution Control Act, RCW 90.48, the Minimum Water Flows and Levels Act, RCW 90.22, and the Pesticide Control Act, RCW 15.58, and regulations promulgated pursuant to these laws.

# §947.817. Performance standards—underground mining activities.

- (a) **Part 817 of this chapter, <I>Permanent Program Performance Standards—** Underground Mining Activities, shall apply to any person who conducts underground coal mining operations.
- (b) All operators shall have a plan of reclamation approved by the Washington Department of Fisheries for operation in affected streams, RCW 75, and shall comply with the Hydraulic Project Approval Law, RCW 75.20.100, the Shoreline Management Act, RCW 90.58, the Forest Practices Act, RCW, 76.09, the Water Pollution Control Act, RCW 90.48, the Minimum Water Flows and Levels Act, RCW 90.22, the Pesticide Control Act, RCW 15.58, and the Washington Water Code, RCW 90.03, and regulations promulgated pursuant to these laws.

# §947.819. Special performance standards—auger mining.


[Part 819](/cfr/30/part819.md) of this chapter, Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—Auger Mining, shall apply to any person who conducts surface coal mining operations which include auger mining.


# §947.822. Special performance standards—operations on alluvial valley floors.


[Part 822](/cfr/30/part822.md) of this chapter, Special Performance Standards—Operations on Alluvial Valley Floors, shall apply to any person who conducts surface coal mining and reclamation operations on alluvial valley floors, except in those coalfields in Washington west of the crest of the Cascade Mountain Range.


# §947.823. Special performance standards—operations on prime farmland.


[Part 823](/cfr/30/part823.md) of this chapter, Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—Operations on Prime Farmland, shall apply to any person who conducts surface coal mining and reclamation operations on prime farmland.


# §947.824. Special performance standards—mountaintop removal.


[Part 824](/cfr/30/part824.md) of this chapter, Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—Mountaintop Removal, shall apply to any person who conducts surface coal mining operations constituting mountaintop removal mining.


# §947.827. Special performance standards—coal processing plants and support facilities not located at or near the minesite or not within the permit area for a mine.


[Part 827](/cfr/30/part827.md) of this chapter, Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—Coal Processing Plants and Support Facilities Not Located at or Near the Minesite or Not Within the Permit Area for a Mine, shall apply to any person who conducts surface coal mining and reclamation operations which include the operation of coal processing plants and support facilities not located at or near the minesite and not within the permit area for a mine.


# §947.828. Special performance standards—in situ processing.


[Part 828](/cfr/30/part828.md) of this chapter, Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—In Situ Processing, shall apply to any person who conducts in situ processing activities.