(a) A disturbed
area shall be seeded and planted when weather and planting conditions permit,
but the seeding and planting of a disturbed area shall be performed prior to
the end of the first full normal period for favorable planting after
backfilling and grading. The normal periods for favorable planting are:
(1) Early spring until May 30, and August 10
until September 15 for permanent herbaceous species.
(2) Early spring until May 20 for woody
species.
(b) When
necessary to control erosion effectively, the disturbed area shall be seeded
and planted as contemporaneously as practicable with the completion of
backfilling and grading with a temporary cover of small grain, grasses or
legumes until a permanent cover is established.
(c) The periods listed in subsection (a) may
be extended by the Department when abnormal weather conditions or excessive
soil moisture conditions exist which prohibit seeding and planting prior to the
end of the first full normal period for favorable planting after backfilling
and grading or when weather conditions allow for favorable planting outside the
normal periods.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 87.148 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 June 15, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3383, effective 7/27/1991, 21 Pa.B.
3316.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
87.68 (relating to reclamation
information); 25 Pa. Code §
87.100 (relating to topsoil:
nutrients and soil amendments); 25 Pa. Code §
87.104 (relating to stream channel
diversions); 25 Pa. Code §
87.108 (relating to hydrologic
balance: sedimentation ponds); 25 Pa. Code §
87.138 (relating to protection of
fish, wildlife and related environmental values); 25 Pa. Code §
87.140 (relating to
contemporaneous reclamation); and 25 Pa. Code §
87.181 (relating to prime
farmland: revegetation).
