25 Pa. Code § 87.46 - Surface water information

(a) An application shall contain a description of the surface waters, including the name of the watershed which will receive water discharges, the location of surface water bodies, such as streams, lakes, ponds and deep mine discharges and seeps, the location of a water discharge into a surface body of water and descriptions of surface drainage systems sufficient to identify, in detail, the seasonal variations in water quantity and quality within the proposed permit and adjacent areas.

(b) Surface water information shall include the following:

(1) The surface elevations and rate of flow of springs, seeps and deep mine discharges located within and adjacent to the proposed permit area.

(2) Minimum, maximum and average discharge conditions which identify critical low flow and peak discharge rates or streams sufficient to identify seasonal variations.

(3) Water quality data to identify the characteristics of surface waters in, discharging into, or which will receive flows from surface water or groundwater from the proposed permit area, sufficient to identify seasonal variations, showing the following:

(i) Total dissolved solids in milligrams per liter or specific conductance in micromhos per centimeter corrected to 25°C.

(ii) Total suspended solids in milligrams per liter.

(iii) Acidity in milligrams per liter.

(iv) pH in standard units.

(v) Total iron in milligrams per liter.

(vi) Total manganese in milligrams per liter.

(vii) Alkalinity in milligrams per liter.

(viii) Sulfates in milligrams per liter.

(ix) Total aluminum in milligrams per liter.

(x) Other information as the Department determines relevant.

Notes

25 Pa. Code § 87.46

The provisions of this § 87.46 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; amended December 15, 1995, effective 12/16/1995, 25 Pa.B. 5821.

The provisions of this § 87.46 amended under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.1-1396.19a); The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1-691.1001); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 86.81 (relating to program services); 25 Pa. Code § 87.43 (relating to description of hydrology and geology: general requirements); and 25 Pa. Code § 87.69 (relating to protection of hydrologic balance).