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Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONPart I - Department of Environmental ProtectionSubpart D - Environmental Health and SafetyArticle IX - Residual Waste ManagementChapter 289 - RESIDUAL WASTE DISPOSAL IMPOUNDMENTSSubchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
PHASE I APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS- SITE ANALYSIS
Section 289.124 - Soil description

25 Pa. Code § 289.124

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Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 289.124 - Soil description
(a) An application shall contain:
(1) The depth to the seasonal high water table within the proposed permit area and adjacent area to demonstrate that the seasonal high water table will not be in contact with the liner system.
(2) A description of the soils to be used for intermediate and final cover, and facility construction, including chemical description, texture, laboratory particle size analyses and quantity. Cross sections of the borrow pits within the proposed permit area shall be included.
(b) In preparing the description of soils and elevations, the applicant shall:
(1) Base the description on a sufficient number of pits, excavations and samples to allow an accurate characterization of the soils in the proposed permit area and adjacent area and each onsite or offsite borrow area.
(2) Use the following soil classification systems:
(i) For intermediate and final cover, the United States Department of Soil Classification System. The United States Department of Agriculture's Soil Classification System is published in "Soil Taxonomy"-Agriculture Handbook #436 of the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, and is available from the Department or the National Technical Center of the Soil Conservation Service, 160 E. 7th Street, Chester, Pennsylvania 19013-6092.
(ii) For the liner system, site construction and other noncover uses, the Unified Soil Classification System.
(3) Conduct required laboratory particle size analysis according to ASTM D 422 (Standard Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils) or another analytical method approved, in writing, by the Department prior to the analysis.

25 Pa. Code § 289.124

The provisions of this § 289.124 amended January 12, 2001, effective 1/13/2001, 31 Pa.B. 235.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 289.111 (relating to basic requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 289.113 (relating to maps and related information); and 25 Pa. Code § 289.121 (relating to geology, soils and hydrology; general requirements).