25 Pa. Code § 105.451 - Identification and delineation of wetlands-statement of policy
(a) This section
sets forth the policy of the Department as to the methodology to be used for
the identification and delineation of wetlands.
(b) The use of some delineation method is
necessary in order to administer, implement, enforce and determine compliance
with the act, The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§
691.1-691.1001), the Solid Waste Management
Act (35 P. S. §§
6018.101-6018.1003), the Surface Mining
Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§
1396.1-1396.31), the Pennsylvania Sewage
Facilities Act (35 P. S. §§
750.1-750.20), the Oil and Gas Act
(58
P. S. §§
601.101-601.605) and other
applicable statutes administered by the Department and regulations promulgated
under these statutes.
(c) The
Department adopts and incorporates by reference the 1987 Corps of
Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual (Technical Report Y-87-1) along
with the guidance provided by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Major
General Arthur E. Williams' memorandum dated 6 March 1992,
Clarification and Interpretation of the 1987 Manual and any
subsequent changes as the methodology to be used for identifying and
delineating wetlands in this Commonwealth. The 1987 Corps Wetland
Delineation Manual, Publication No. ADA 176734 is available from the
National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Springfield, VA 21161, or
telephone: (703) 487-4650. Copies of the Supplemental Guidance issued by the
Corps concerning use of the 1987 Manual, (that is, the October 7, 1991,
Questions and Answers, and the March 6, 1992, Clarification and Interpretation
Memorandum) as well as the Administration's Wetlands Plan of August 24, 1993,
may be obtained by contacting the regulatory branch of a local Corps District,
or the EPA Wetlands Hotline at (800) 832-7828. For more information, contact
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Dams, Waterways
and Wetlands, Post Office Box 8554, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-8554,
telephone (717) 787-6827.
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