Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart C - Protection of Natural Resources
Article II - Water Resources
Chapter 105 - DAM SAFETY AND WATERWAY MANAGEMENT
Subchapter F - FILLS, LEVEES, FLOODWALLS AND STREAMBANK RETAINING DEVICES
DESIGN CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OR MODIFICATION
Section 105.271 - General criteria
Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 105.271
Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 13, March 29, 2025
(a) An application for a proposed levee, fill or similar structure in or along the regulated waters of this Commonwealth will not be approved by the Department where one or more of the following will occur:
(1) It will increase flood heights, either on
the opposite bank or upstream and flood easements or flood protection has not
been provided.
(2) It will create
erosive velocities in the stream and appropriate protection has not been
provided.
(3) It will increase
flood damages downstream through a loss of flood plain
storage.
(b) An application for a proposed levee, fill or similar structure within the floodway of a regulated water of this Commonwealth will not be approved by the Department unless the applicant demonstrates that the project is consistent with local floodplain management programs.
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