### Question
How is the term coal remining operation defined?


### Answer
The term **coal remining operation** is defined in *33 U.S.C. § 1311* as the following:

> a coal mining operation which begins after February 4, 1987 at a site on which coal mining was conducted before August 3, 1977

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1311*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER III-STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT**

