25 Pa. Code § 87.69 - Protection of hydrologic balance
(a)
Each application shall contain a detailed description, with appropriate maps
and cross sections of the measures to be taken during and after the proposed
surface mining activities in accordance with Subchapter E (relating to surface
coal mines: minimum environmental protection performance standards), to ensure
the protection of the quality and quantity of surface and groundwater systems,
both within the proposed permit and adjacent areas, from the adverse effects of
the proposed surface mining activities, and the rights of present users of
surface and groundwater.
(b) Each
application shall also contain the following:
(1) A plan for the control, in accordance
with Subchapter E, of surface and groundwater drainage into, through and out of
the proposed permit and adjacent area.
(2) A plan for the treatment, in accordance
with Subchapter E, if necessary, of surface and groundwater drainage from the
area to be disturbed by the proposed activities to meet the effluent standards
in accordance with §
87.102 (relating to hydrologic
balance: effluent standards).
(3) A
plan for the restoration of the approximate recharge capacity of the permit and
adjacent area in accordance with §
87.115 (relating to hydrologic
balance: protection of groundwater recharge capacity).
(4) A plan for the collection, recording and
reporting of groundwater and surface water quality and quantity data in
accordance with §§
87.116 and
87.117 (relating to hydrologic
balance: groundwater monitoring; and hydrologic balance: surface water
monitoring). The plan shall identify monitoring locations and sampling
frequency, and logically relate to the determination of probable hydrologic
consequences in paragraph (5).
(5)
A determination of the probable hydrologic consequences of the proposed surface
mining activities, on the proposed permit and adjacent area, with respect to
the hydrologic regime and the quantity and quality of water in surface and
groundwater systems under all seasonal conditions. The determination shall
address the parameters measured in accordance with §§
87.45 and
87.46 (relating to groundwater
information; and surface water information).
Notes
The provisions of this § 87.69 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).
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.