25 Pa. Code § 90.14 - Surface water information
(a) Surface
water information shall contain a description of the surface waters, including
the name of the watershed which will receive water discharges, the location of
surface water bodies such as streams, lakes, ponds and springs, deep mine
discharges and seeps, the locations of water discharges into a surface body of
water and descriptions of surface drainage systems sufficient to identify the
seasonal variations in water quantity and quality within the proposed permit
and adjacent areas.
(b) Surface
water information shall include the following:
(1) The surface elevations and rate of flow
of springs, seeps and deep mine discharges located within and adjacent to the
proposed permit area.
(2) Minimum,
maximum and average discharge conditions, which identify critical low flows and
peak discharge rates of streams sufficient to identify seasonal
variations.
(3) Water quality data
to identify the characteristics of surface waters in, discharging into or which
will receive flows of surface or groundwater from the proposed permit area,
sufficient to identify seasonal variations, showing:
(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) Alkalinity in
milligrams per liter.
(v) pH in
standard units.
(vi) Total iron in
milligrams per liter.
(vii) Total
manganese in milligrams per liter.
(viii) Sulfates in milligrams per
liter.
(ix) Total aluminum in
milligrams per liter.
(x) Other
information as the Department determines is relevant.
Notes
The provisions of this § 90.14 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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