25 Pa. Code § 89.131 - Soil removal

(a) Soil materials to be used in the reconstruction of the prime farmland soil shall be removed before drilling, blasting or mining, in accordance with this section and in a manner that prevents mixing or contaminating these materials with undesirable material. Soil materials shall be removed in a manner that erosion is controlled and does not result in air and water pollution.

(b) The entire A horizon shall be separately removed from other soil and overburden materials.

(c) The B horizon, a combination of the B horizon and the underlying C horizon, or other suitable soil material that will create a reconstructed soil of equal or greater productive capacity than that which existed before mining, shall be separately removed from other topsoil and overburden materials.

(d) The underlying C horizons, other strata, or a combination of horizons or other strata, to be used instead of the B horizon, shall be separately removed from other topsoil and overburden materials. When replaced, these combinations shall be equal to or more favorable for plant growth than the B horizon.

(e) The minimum depth of soil and soil material to be removed for use in reconstruction of prime farmland soils shall be sufficient to meet the soil replacement requirements of § 89.133(a) (relating to soil replacement).

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25 Pa. Code § 89.131

The provisions of this § 89.131 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 89.122 (relating to prime farmlands); 25 Pa. Code § 89.132 (relating to soil stockpiling); and 25 Pa. Code § 89.133 (relating to soil replacement).