25 Pa. Code § 88.31 - Maps and plans
(a) An
application shall contain maps and plans for the proposed permit and adjacent
area showing the following:
(1) The boundaries
and the names 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 anthracite coal 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 the current use of 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 principals 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 and elevations of monitoring
stations, springs and wells.
(8)
The boundaries of land within the proposed permit adjacent area identified in
Chapter 86, Subchapter C (relating to small operator assistance program) as
unsuitable, limited or prohibited to mining.
(9) The boundaries of public parks and
locations 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 known 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 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 if utilized.
(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) Coal crop lines.
(17) The ownership, if known, location and
extent of known workings of active, inactive and abandoned underground mines,
including mine openings 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 wells within the proposed permit area.
(21) Sufficient slope measurements or
contours 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, where this
is impractical, at locations specified by the Department.
(ii) When the area has been previously mined,
the measurements shall extend at least 100 feet beyond the limits of mining
disturbances, or another distance determined by the regulatory authority to be
representative of the premining configuration of the land.
(iii) Slope measurements 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 proposed
spoil areas.
(23) Other information
the Department deems relevant.
(b) Maps, plans and cross sections required
by this section shall be on a scale satisfactory to the Department, but 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 professional land
surveyor or qualified registered professional geologist with assistance from
experts in related fields.
Notes
The provisions of this § 88.31 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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