West Virginia Code 22-27-9 – General permits
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If the department determines it will further the purposes of this article, the department may issue a general permit for each reclamation project or water pollution abatement project, which shall:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 22-27-9
- Department: means the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. See West Virginia Code 22-27-3
- Reclamation project: means the restoration of eligible land to productive use by regrading and revegetating the land to stable contours that blend in and complement the drainage pattern of the surrounding terrain with no highwalls, spoil piles or depressions to accumulate water, or to decrease or eliminate discharge of water pollution. See West Virginia Code 22-27-3
- Water pollution: means the man-made or man-induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological and radiological integrity of water located in the state. See West Virginia Code 22-27-3
- Water pollution abatement project: means a plan for treatment or abatement of water pollution located on eligible lands. See West Virginia Code 22-27-3
(1) Encompass all of the activities included in the reclamation project or water pollution abatement project.
(2) Be issued in place of any individual required stream encroachment, earth disturbance or national pollution discharge elimination system permits.