APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF COAL SURFACE MINING/NPDES PERMIT - PUBLICATION NO. 26DXB03 , STANDARD BANNER COAL CORPORATION

August 25, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE

APPLICATION FOR

RENEWAL OF COAL

SURFACE MINING/NPDES PERMIT NO. 1202381/0082381

UNDER CHAPTER 19

TITLE 45.1 OF THE

CODE OF VIRGINIA

PUBLICATION NO.

26DXB03

APPLICATION NO.

1011860

STANDARD BANNER COAL CORPORATION, OF 29059 RIVERMONT DRIVE, MEADOWVIEW, VA 24361 is applying to the Virginia Division of Mined land Reclamation for a Renewal of PERMIT No. 1202381 in order to continue the operations at the following location.

The permit site is located 1 mile south of Wakenva on Wakenva Branch in Dickenson County, Virginia off State Route 715 within the Nora USGS quadrangle, as provided by 4VAC25-130-774.17 of the Virginia Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations. The coordinates of the permit are: Latitude 38º 42’ 40” and Longitude 82º 23’ 40”.

Drainage and wastewater from the permit area will be discharged as follows:

1. Receiving Streams: Wakenva Branch

2. Type of Discharge: Sedimentation ponds treating surface runoff from the site

3. Location: Discharges are existing and may be viewed on the Renewal Map, which is attached in Section 21.2 of the application.

Any person with a valid legal interest, which might be adversely affected by this proposal, or an officer or head of any federal, state or local government agency or authority, may within 30 days of September 16, 2026 submit written comments or objections concerning this application, and may also request, in writing, that the Division of Mined Land Repurposing hold an Informal Conference concerning this application. A copy of the application materials is available electronically for public inspection at

https://www.energy.virginia.gov/epinquiry/frmMain.aspx

All correspondence concerning this application should be submitted to the Mined Land Repurposing Program (Attention: Permit Section), 3405 Mountain Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, Virginia 24219. Telephone (276) 523-8160. Written comments and a request for informal conference may be e-mailed to the Division at

repurposingpublicnotice@energy.virginia.gov

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