(a) The
owner and operator may not cause or allow a discharge of a substance to the
waters of this Commonwealth unless the discharge complies with this subchapter
and Chapters 91-93, 95 and 102, The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S.
§§
691.1-691.1001) and the
act.
(b) The owner and operator may
not discharge tophole water or water in a pit as a result of precipitation by
land application unless the discharge is in accordance with the following
requirements:
(1) No additives, drilling
muds, pollutional materials or drilling fluids other than gases or fresh water
have been added to or are contained in the water, unless otherwise approved by
the Department.
(2) The pH is not
less than 6 nor greater than 9 standard units, or is characteristic of the
natural background quality of the groundwater.
(3) The specific conductance of the discharge
is less than 1,000 µmHos/cm.
(4) There is no sheen from oil and
grease.
(5) The discharge water
shall be spread over an undisturbed, vegetated area capable of absorbing the
tophole water and filtering solids in the discharge, and spread in a manner
that prevents a direct discharge to surface waters and complies with §
78.53 (relating to erosion and
sedimentation control).
(6) Upon
completion, the area complies with §
78.53.
(7) The area of land application is not
within 200 feet of a water supply or within 100 feet of a stream, body of water
or a wetland unless approved as part of a waiver granted by the Department
under section 205(b) of the act (58 P.S. §
601.205(b)).
(8) If the water does not meet the
requirements of paragraph (2) or (4), the Department may approve treatment
prior to discharge to the land surface.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 78.60 adopted July 28, 1989, effective
7/29/1989, 19 Pa.B. 3229;
amended December 16, 1994, effective 12/17/1994, 24 Pa.B. 6284; amended March 6,
1998, effective 3/7/1998, 28
Pa.B. 1234; reserved March 30, 2001, effective 3/31/2001, 31 Pa.B.
1736.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
78.54 (relating to general
requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
78.55 (relating to control and
disposal planning); 25 Pa. Code §
78.56 (relating to pits and tanks
for temporary containment); 25 Pa. Code §
78.57 (relating to control,
storage and disposal of production fluids); 25 Pa. Code §
78.61 (relating to disposal of
drill cuttings); 25 Pa. Code §
78.62 (relating to disposal of
residual waste-pits); and 25 Pa. Code §
78.63 (relating to disposal of
residual waste-land application).
