30 CFR 816.42
§ 816.42 Hydrologic balance: Water quality standards and effluent limitations.
United States · 30 CFR — Mineral Resources · Status: effective
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- 30 CFR 816.42, § 816.42 Hydrologic balance: Water quality standards and effluent limitations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/136555
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Discharges of water from areas disturbed by surface mining activities shall be made in compliance with all applicable State and Federal water quality laws and regulations and with the effluent limitations for coal mining promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set forth in 40 CFR part 434.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.