Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 36, September 7, 2024
Section 85.12 - Identification of bluff recession hazards(a) Under section 4 of the act (32 P. S. § 5204), studies will be conducted when necessary to identify bluff recession hazard areas in this Commonwealth. Studies prepared for these purposes must do all of the following: (1) Identify the geographic location of the potential hazard area; county, township, and so forth.(2) Define and evaluate the bluff recession hazard in relation to geophysical processes such as recession and erosion related phenomena and examine the causative factors.(3) Review and evaluate existing and potential damage to property and structures caused by progressive bluff recession.(4) Develop a recession rate based on historical evidence.(5) Develop conclusions and recommendations based on the findings of the studies.(b) To prevent the unnecessary expenditure of public funds, the Department will inventory, identify and evaluate previous studies that may have already been completed. If the studies meet the requirements of this chapter, the studies may be utilized for purposes of section 4 of the act.(c) In accordance with section 4(c) of the act, the geographic areas identified as "tentatively identified bluff recession hazard areas" in Sections I and II of the Department's "Study to Tentatively Designate Bluff Recession Hazard Areas," dated November 2004, are designated as bluff recession hazard areas. The Department will make the November 2004 study available to the public.The provisions of this §85.12 amended September 18, 2009, effective 9/19/2009, 39 Pa.B. 5415.