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Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONPart I - Department of Environmental ProtectionSubpart C - Protection of Natural ResourcesArticle I - Land ResourcesChapter 90 - COAL REFUSE DISPOSAL
Subchapter B - MINIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR COAL REFUSE DISPOSAL
Section 90.13 - Groundwater information

25 Pa. Code § 90.13

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Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 90.13 - Groundwater information

The application shall contain a description of the premining or baseline groundwater hydrology of the proposed permit and adjacent area, including the following:

(1) The results of a groundwater inventory of existing wells, springs and other valuable groundwater resources, providing information on location, quality, quantity, depth to water and usage of the groundwater for the proposed permit and potentially impacted offsite areas. Information on water availability and occurrence, and alternate water supplies shall be emphasized and water quality information relating to suitability for existing predisposal use shall be provided. At a minimum, water quality descriptions shall include total dissolved solids or specific conductance corrected to 25°C, pH, total iron, total manganese, alkalinity, acidity and sulfates.
(2) Other information on the baseline hydrogeologic properties of the groundwater system shall be included with the application. The Department may require information on indicator parameters such as pumping test, lithologic and piezometer data or that other appropriate information be provided. The application shall include a description of the groundwater flow system as it relates to the design and operation of the proposed groundwater and surface water protection system as described in § 90.50 (relating to design criteria: groundwater and surface water protection system).

25 Pa. Code § 90.13

The provisions of this § 90.13 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; amended December 15, 1995, effective 12/16/1995, 25 Pa.B. 5821; amended July 13, 2001, effective 7/14/2001, 31 Pa.B. 3735.

The provisions of this § 90.13 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).