Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article IX - Residual Waste Management
Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS
Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
PHASE I APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS-GENERAL
Section 288.113 - Maps and related information
Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 288.113
Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 13, March 29, 2025
(a) An application shall contain a topographic map, on a scale of 1 inch equals no more than 200 feet with 10-foot maximum contour intervals. The Department may, in writing, approve the use of a different horizontal scale. The application shall include the map and necessary narrative descriptions, which show the following:
(1) The boundaries and names of the present
owners of record of land, both surface and subsurface, including easements,
rights-of-way and other property interests, for the proposed permit area and
adjacent area; and a description of title, deed or usage restrictions affecting
the proposed permit area.
(2) The
boundaries of the land to be affected during the estimated total life of the
proposed operation, including the boundaries of areas that will be affected in
each sequence of landfilling activity and boundaries of areas that will be used
for impoundments.
(3) The location
of the areas on and off the permit area which are proposed to be excavated to
obtain earthen material for the construction of the facility, for cover
material, for the liner system and for other construction purposes.
(4) The location and name of public and
private water sources within 1/2 mile of the proposed facility. If more than 50
wells are located within the 1/2-mile radius, the applicant may identify only
the closest wells in each direction and generally describe the location and
number of wells further away.
(5)
The location, name and elevation of surface water bodies, such as springs,
streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, constructed or natural drains, and irrigation
ditches within 1/4 mile of the proposed facility.
(6) The location of active and inactive gas
and oil wells, active and inactive surface and underground coal and noncoal
mines, coal seams to a depth of 500 feet, mine spoil piles, dumps, dams,
embankments and mine pool discharge points within 1/4 mile of the proposed
facility.
(7) The location of
rights-of-way for high-tension power lines, pipelines, railroads and public and
private roads within 1/4 mile of the proposed facility.
(8) The location of buildings in use within
1/4 mile of the proposed facility.
(9) If solid waste disposal or processing has
previously taken place within 1/4 mile of the proposed facility, the names of
the owners or operators, or both, of the facility, the type of solid waste
processed or disposed and if applicable, cross sections indicating the
interface details between areas previously filled and areas to be
filled.
(10) The anticipated
location of water quality monitoring points.
(11) The boundaries of land within the
proposed permit area and adjacent areas identified in §
288.422, §
288.522 or §
288.622 (relating to areas where
Class I residual waste landfills are prohibited; areas where Class II residual
waste landfills are prohibited; and areas where Class III residual waste
landfills are prohibited), whichever is applicable.
(12) The elevation and location of test
borings and core sampling taken under §
288.122 (relating to geology and
groundwater description), and the location of test pits or excavations taken
under §
288.124 (relating to soil
description).
(13) The
municipalities in which the permit area is proposed to be located.
(14) The location of sinkholes, fractures,
fracture traces, outcrops, lineaments and mine pools in the proposed permit
area and adjacent area.
(15) The
location of water discharges into a surface body of water in the proposed
permit area and adjacent area.
(16)
The location of 100-year floodplain boundaries in the proposed permit area and
adjacent area.
(b) An application shall contain a topographic map showing the location and name of public water sources within 3 miles downstream or downgradient from the proposed facility, and the boundary of the proposed permit area. The map shall be on a scale of 1 inch equals no more than 2,000 feet with 20-foot contour intervals, including necessary narrative descriptions.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 288.111 (relating to basic requirements).
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