PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF DECISION TO EXTEND COMMENCEMENT TIME FOR COAL SURFACE MINING NPDES PERMIT NUMER 1202282

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION

OF DECISION TO EXTEND COMMENCEMENT TIME FOR COAL SURFACE 

MINING NPDES

PERMIT NUMER 1202282

FOR Paramont Contura, LLC

CODE OF VIRGINIA

     Pursuant to Section 4 VAC 25-130-773.19 (e) of the Virginia Coal Surface Mining Control Reclamation Act, the Division of Mined Land Repurposing (Division) hereby provides notification of its decision to grant an extension of time (From 3 years to 5 years) for commencement of operations on permanent program coal surface mining Permit Number 1202282 for  Paramont Contura, LLC. This decision is based on the Division’s findings that conditions exist beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the permittee which have prohibited commencement of mining operations.

   All correspondence or inquires concerning this decision should be directed to the Virginia Department of Energy, 3405 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219, Attention: Permit Section, Phone (276) 523-8160.

Authorized by 

Joshua R. Bolling

 Repurposing Program 

Manager Mined Land 

Repurposing

Virginia Department 

of Energy

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