(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 all
surface water bodies, such as streams, lakes, ponds and springs, deep mine
discharges and seeps and descriptions of surface drainage systems within the
proposed permit and adjacent areas.
(b) Surface water information shall include
the following:
(1) The surface elevations and
rate of flow of all springs, seeps and any deep mine discharges located within
and adjacent to the proposed permit area.
(2) Water quality and quantity 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 the Department determines to be relevant.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 88.26 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 § 88.26 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 §
88.49 (relating to protection of
hydrologic balance); and 25 Pa. Code §
88.381 (relating to general
requirements).
