25 Pa. Code § 88.194 - Hydrologic balance: sedimentation ponds

(a) All surface drainage from the disturbed area, including areas which have been graded, seeded or planted, shall be passed through sediment ponds, unless the applicant can show that all runoff can be contained within the disturbed area.

(b) If sedimentation ponds are utilized, they shall be constructed before any disturbance of any area to be drained into the pond. The ponds shall be located as near as possible to the area to be disturbed and out of perennial and intermittent streams, unless approved by the Department. They shall be maintained until the disturbed area has been restored and the vegetation requirements have been met. The ponds shall meet the requirements of Chapter 102 (relating to erosion and sediment control).

(c) When possible, the discharge from a sedimentation basin shall be to a natural waterway and located to avoid additional contact with acid-forming and toxic-forming material.

(d) Sedimentation ponds shall be structurally sound and at a minimum meet the requirements of § 88.197 (relating to hydrologic balance: ponds, embankments and impoundments-design, construction and maintenance).

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25 Pa. Code § 88.194

The provisions of this § 88.194 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended March 30, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 1143, effective 8/10/1985, 15 Pa.B. 2872.