25 Pa. Code § 106.63 - Emergency procedures

The following procedures apply to emergency conditions as they relate to flood damage potential or water pollution:

(1) The permittee or owner of a highway obstruction or obstruction shall immediately notify the Department and responsible authorities in adjacent and downstream communities, including emergency management authorities, of a condition of the facility which may threaten public health and safety and shall take necessary actions to protect life and property, including action required by order issued by the Department under the act.

(2) The permittee or owner of a highway obstruction or obstruction shall immediately notify the Department of new or temporary construction, modification, removal, or destruction of a highway obstruction or obstruction necessitated by an emergency condition. In addition, within 30 days after notification, the permittee or owner shall file with the Department a written report describing the emergency condition and the necessary remedial action.

(3) Calls should be directed to the Department's Harrisburg Central Office at (717) 787-6826 or (717) 783-1384, (717) 787-4343 (Department's 24-hour emergency number), or to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency at (717) 783-8150.

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25 Pa. Code § 106.63