§ 816.180 - Utility installations.  


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  • § 816.180 To what extent must I protect utility installations?

    You must conduct all

    Utility installations.

    All surface coal mining operations shall be conducted in a manner that which minimizes damage, destruction, or disruption of services provided by oil, gas, and water wells; oil, gas, and coal-slurry pipelines; railroads; electric and telephone lines; and water and sewage lines that which pass over, under, or through the permit area, unless otherwise approved by the owner of those facilities and the regulatory authority.

    [48 FR 20401, May 5, 1983, as amended at 81 FR 93392, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54979, Nov. 17, 2017]