(a) Nutrients and soil amendments in the
amounts determined by soil tests shall be applied to the surface soil layer so
that it supports the approved postmining land use and meets the revegetation
requirements of §§
87.147-
87.153,
87.155 and
87.156.
(b) All soil tests shall be performed using
standard methods approved by the Department. Results of the soil test shall be
submitted to the Department.
(c)
Agricultural or granular limestone used for neutralizing soil acidity shall be
of sufficient fineness so that a minimum of 95% will pass through a 20 mesh
sieve and shall contain sufficient calcium and magnesium to be equivalent to
not less than 89% calcium carbonate. An alternative material of equivalent
neutralizing effect may be employed.
(d) The use of coal ash, biosolids, and
residential septage as soil amendments may be approved by the Department if
demonstrated to be a suitable soil amendment and the requirements of Subpart D,
Articles VIII and IX (relating to municipal waste; and residual waste
management) are met.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 87.100 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789,
effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B.
2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective
7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382;
amended March 13, 2020, effective 3/14/2020, 50 Pa.B.
1508.
The provisions of this § 87.100 amended under
section 5 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §
691.5); sections 4(a) and 4.2 of the Surface
Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S.
§§
1396.4(a) and
1396.4b); section 3.2 of the
Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §
30.53b); section 7(b) of The Bituminous Mine
Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. §
1406.7(b)); and section
1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
510-20).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
87.68 (relating to reclamation
information); 25 Pa. Code §
87.104 (relating to stream channel
diversions); 25 Pa. Code §
87.131 (relating to disposal of
excess spoil); and 25 Pa. Code §
87.166 (relating to haul roads and
access roads: restoration).
