Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(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) Boundaries and names of the present
owners of record of land, both surface and subsurface, and 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 disposal impoundment 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 the 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 §
289.422 or §
289.522 (relating to areas where
Class I residual waste disposal impoundments are prohibited; and areas where
Class II residual waste disposal impoundments are prohibited), whichever is
applicable.
(12) The elevation and
location of test borings and core samplings taken under §
289.122 (relating to geology and
groundwater description), and the location of test pits or excavations taken
under §
289.124 (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 maximum
contour intervals, including necessary narrative descriptions.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
289.111 (relating to basic
requirements).
