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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 26.20.20.10" title_num="26" subtitle_num="20" chapter_num="20" heading="Discharge of Water into an Underground Mine.">
  <text>Surface water, or water from another underground mine, may not be diverted or otherwise discharged into underground mine workings, unless the person who conducts the surface mining activities demonstrates to the Bureau that this will:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Abate water pollution or otherwise eliminate public hazards resulting from surface mining activities, and prevent material damage outside the permit area;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Be discharged as a controlled flow, meeting the effluent limitations of the Regulatory Program for pH and total suspended solids; however, the pH and total suspended solids limitations may be exceeded if approved by the Bureau and limited to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Coal processing waste,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Fly ash from a coal-fired facility,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Sludge from an acid mine drainage treatment facility,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Flue gas desulfurization sludge,</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Inert materials used for stabilizing underground mines, or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Underground mine development wastes;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Minimize disturbance to the hydrologic balance;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Meet with the approval of the Mine Safety and Health Administration;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Not cause, result in, or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards or effluent limitations.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>