(a) The application
shall contain a description of the
groundwater hydrology for the proposed
permit and
adjacent area, including, at a minimum:
(1) The depths to groundwater or deep mine
pool over the general area.
(2) The
hydrologic characteristics of the
strata described in §
88.24 (relating to
geology).
(3) The uses of the
groundwater.
(4) The chemical
characteristics of typical groundwaters in the area, including a description of
known groundwater quality problems. At a minimum, water quality descriptions
shall include total dissolved solids or specific conductance corrected to
25°C, pH, total iron, total manganese, alkalinity, acidity and
sulfates.
(b) The
application shall contain additional information which describes the storage
and discharge characteristics of the groundwater for the permit and adjacent
area and the quality and quantity of groundwater, according to the parameters
and in the detail required by the Department.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 88.25 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; amended December 15,
1995, effective 12/16/1995, 25
Pa.B. 5821.
The provisions of this § 88.25 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 §
86.261 (relating to program
services); 25 Pa. Code §
88.21 (relating to
responsibilities); 25 Pa. Code §
88.23 (relating to description of
hydrology and geology: general requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
88.49 (relating to protection of
hydrologic balance); and 25 Pa. Code §
88.381 (relating to general
requirements).
