Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Topsoil and other materials removed under §§ 77.511 and 77.512 (relating to general requirements; and removal) shall be stockpiled and selectively placed on a stable area within the permit area and located where the material, unless approved by the Department, will not be moved or otherwise disturbed by the mining activities until required for redistribution on the regraded area.(b) Stockpiled material shall be protected from wind and water erosion, unnecessary compaction and contaminants which lessen the capability of the materials to support vegetation when redistributed. Protective measures shall be accomplished by one of the following methods: (1) An effective cover of nonnoxious, quick-growing annual and perennial plants seeded or planted as soon as weather and planting conditions permit.(2) Other methods demonstrated to, and approved by, the Department to provide equal protection.The provisions of this §77.513 adopted March 16, 1990, effective 3/17/1990, 20 Pa.B. 1643. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 77.456 (relating to reclamation information).