25 Pa. Code § 88.46 - Reclamation plan: requirements
A permit application shall contain a plan for the reclamation of the land within the proposed permit area, including, at a minimum the following:
(1) An
estimated timetable for the accomplishment of each major step in the
reclamation plan.
(2) An estimate
of the cost of reclamation of the proposed operation required to be covered by
a bond with supporting calculations for the estimates.
(3) A plan for backfilling, soil
stabilization, compacting and grading, with contour maps or cross sections that
show the present and the anticipated final surface configuration of the
proposed permit area.
(4) A plan
for removing, conserving and distributing the soil or other vegetation
supporting material available from the operation.
(5) A plan for seeding and planting,
including, but not limited to, descriptions of the following:
(i) The schedule of seeding and
planting.
(ii) The species and
amounts per acre of seeds or seedlings, or both, to be used.
(iii) The method to be used in planting and
seeding.
(iv) Mulching techniques,
if required by the Department.
(v)
Measures proposed to be used to determine the success of
revegetation.
(vi) A soil testing
plan for determining nutrients and soil amendments as required by §
88.90 (relating to
vegetation-supporting material: nutrients and soil amendments).
(vii) A description of measures to be
employed to ensure that all debris, acid-forming and toxic-forming materials
are disposed of.
(viii) A
description, including appropriate cross sections and maps, of the measures to
be used to seal or manage mine openings other than those deep mine workings
remaining after the last cut has been taken and which will be backfilled or
otherwise managed in the reclamation plan, and further to plug or manage
exploration holes, other boreholes, wells and other openings within the
proposed permit area.
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