Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article IX - Residual Waste Management
Chapter 289 - RESIDUAL WASTE DISPOSAL IMPOUNDMENTS
Subchapter B - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
PHASE I APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS- SITE ANALYSIS
Section 289.124 - Soil description
Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 289.124
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024
(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.
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).
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