25 Pa. Code § 87.54 - Maps, cross sections and related information
(a) A permit application shall contain maps
and plans of the proposed permit and adjacent area showing the following:
(1) The boundaries and the name of present
owners of record of land, both surface and subsurface, for the proposed permit
and adjacent lands; and the boundaries of the land within the proposed permit
area which the applicant has the legal right to enter and begin surface mining
activities.
(2) The boundaries of
the land to be affected.
(3) The
boundaries of the areas proposed to be affected over the estimated total life
of the proposed operation.
(4) The
location, names of the owners and present occupants, and the current use of the
buildings on and within 1,000 feet of the perimeter of the proposed permit
area.
(5) The location and the
names of public roads, railroads, utility lines and other surface and
subsurface manmade features within or adjacent to the proposed permit
area.
(6) The location and the name
of current public and private surface water supplies that have intakes on the
receiving stream within 10 miles downstream of the proposed permit area, public
water supplies on or within 1/2 mile of the affected area and private water
supplies on or within 1,000 feet of the proposed permit area.
(7) The location of monitoring stations and
the location and elevation of springs and wells.
(8) The boundaries of land within the
proposed permit or adjacent area identified in Chapter 86, Subchapter D
(relating to areas unsuitable for mining) as unsuitable, limited or prohibited
to mining.
(9) The boundaries of a
public park and location of cultural or historical resources listed on or
eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and known
archaeological sites within the permit and adjacent area.
(10) Each public or private cemetery or
Indian burial ground located in or within the permit or adjacent
area.
(11) Land within the proposed
permit and adjacent area which is within the boundaries of the National Trails
System or the Wild and Scenic Rivers System, including study rivers designated
under section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.A. §
1276(a)).
(12) The drainage area above and below the
proposed permit area and the location and names of the surface water bodies
such as streams, lakes, ponds, springs, constructed or natural drains, and
irrigation ditches within the affected and adjacent areas.
(13) The municipality or township and county
and, if in a township, the nearest municipality.
(14) The elevation and location of test
borings and core samplings.
(15)
The nature, depth and thickness of the coal or rider seams and each stratum of
overburden to the depth of the stratum immediately below the lowest coal seam
to be mined.
(16) All coal crop
lines, and the strike and dip of the coal to be mined.
(17) The ownership, if known, location and
extent of known workings of active, inactive and abandoned underground mines
including mine openings, and the extent of deep mine pools and discharge points
to the surface within the proposed permit and adjacent areas.
(18) The location and extent of existing or
previously surface-mined areas.
(19) The location and areal extent of
existing areas of spoil, waste and noncoal waste disposal, dams, embankments,
other water treatment and air pollution control facilities within the proposed
permit area.
(20) The location and
depth, if available, of gas and oil wells within the proposed permit
area.
(21) Sufficient slope
measurements to adequately represent the existing land surface configuration of
the proposed permit area, measured and recorded according to the following:
(i) Each measurement shall consist of an
angle of inclination along the prevailing slope extending 100 linear feet above
and below or beyond the coal outcrop or the area to be disturbed, or, when this
is impractical, at locations specified by the Department.
(ii) The measurements shall extend at least
100 feet beyond the limits of mining disturbances, or another distance
determined by the Department to be representative of the premining
configuration of the land, when the area has been previously mined.
(iii) Slope measurement shall take into
account natural variations in slope, to provide accurate representation of the
range of natural slopes and reflect geomorphic differences of the area to be
disturbed.
(22) The
location of each haul road and access road and appropriate cross sections,
design drawings and specifications for road widths, gradients, surfacing
materials, cuts, fill embankments, culverts, bridges, drainage ditches and
drainage structures for each road to be constructed, used or maintained within
the proposed permit area, but not including roads within the pit or on
unreclaimed spoil areas.
(23) Other
information the Department deems relevant.
(b) Maps, plans and cross sections required
by this section shall be accurately surveyed and on a scale satisfactory to the
Department, not less than 1:25,000 and in a manner satisfactory to the
Department. The maps or plans and cross sections shall be prepared and
certified by a qualified registered professional engineer, qualified registered
land surveyor or qualified registered professional geologist with assistance
from experts in related fields.
Notes
The provisions of this § 87.54 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).
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