# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 20 — Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Under Federally Approved Program

### Chapter 19 — Roads

#### Regulation .08 Other Transportation Facilities.

*COMAR 26.20.19.08*

Railroad loops, spurs, sidings, surface conveyor systems, chutes, aerial tramways, or other transportation facilities shall be designed, constructed or reconstructed, and maintained, and the area restored in order to:

A. Prevent damage to fish, wildlife, and related environmental values;

B. Prevent additional contributions of suspended solids to streamflow or runoff outside the permit area; any contributions may not be in excess of the effluent limitations of the Regulatory Program;

C. Control and minimize diminution or degradation of water quality and quantity;

D. Control and minimize erosion and siltation;

E. Control and minimize air pollution;

F. Prevent damage to public or private property.