(a) Any valid permit issued pursuant to this article carries with it the right of successive renewal upon expiration with respect to areas within the boundaries of the existing permit. All permittees shall publish a Class I legal advertisement in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code.
(b) If an application for renewal of a valid permit includes a proposal to extend the quarry mining operation beyond the boundaries authorized in the existing permit, that portion of the application for renewal which addresses any new land area is subject to the requirements for permit modifications as provided in section ten of this article. Application for permit renewal shall be made at least one hundred twenty days prior to the expiration of the valid permit.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 22. Environmental Resources
Article 4. Quarry Reclamation Act
§22-4-4. Director of the Division of Environmental Protection; Powers and Duties
§22-4-5. Quarry Permit Requirements
§22-4-6. Application Review, Public Notice and Comment, and Permit Approval
§22-4-7. Denial of Quarry Permit
§22-4-8. Limitations; Mandamus
§22-4-9. Permit Renewals and Revisions
§22-4-10. Modification of Permits
§22-4-12. Preblast Survey Requirements
§22-4-14. Performance Standards
§22-4-15. Groundwater Protection
§22-4-16. Water Rights and Replacement; Waiver of Replacement
§22-4-17. Quarrying and Reclamation Plan
§22-4-18. Land Reclamation Requirements
§22-4-19. Time Period for Reclamation
§22-4-20. Fiscal Responsibility
§22-4-23. Quarry Reclamation Fund
§22-4-26. Required Fees, Quarry Inspection and Enforcement Fund
§22-4-27. Exception for Certain Existing Quarries