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 II APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS- GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 289.133 - Map and grid requirements

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 289.133

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024

(a) An application shall contain a topographic map of the proposed permit and adjacent areas showing the following:

(1) The boundaries of lands proposed to be affected over the estimated total life of the proposed operation and the sequence of disposal and closure.

(2) A change in a component of the facility or a feature within the proposed permit area to be caused by the proposed operation.

(3) Buildings, utility corridors and facilities which will be used in the operation.

(4) The areas of land for which a bond will be posted under Chapter 287, Subchapter E (relating to bonding and insurance requirements).

(5) The solid waste storage, processing or unloading areas.

(6) The water diversion, collection, conveyance, erosion and sedimentation control, treatment, storage and discharge facilities to be used.

(7) The gas management, collection and control facilities, if required.

(8) The boundaries of construction activities.

(9) The location of barriers, fences and similar structures required by § 289.222 (relating to access control).

(10) The location of each sedimentation pond, permanent water impoundment or similar facility.

(11) The location of access roads to the site, including slopes, grades and lengths of the roads.

(12) The location and identity of monitoring wells.

(13) For noncaptive residual waste disposal impoundments, a designated area for vehicles for use in the event of the detection of waste containing radioactive material. The designated area shall, by location or shielding, protect the environment, facility staff and public from radiation originating in the vehicle. The Department's "Guidance Document on Radioactivity Monitoring at Solid Waste Processing and Disposal Facilities," Document Number 250-3100-001, describes various factors to consider in determining an appropriate designated area.

(b) The applicant shall also submit a grid coordinate system for the entire proposed permit area. The horizontal control system shall consist of a grid not to exceed 200-foot square sections unless the facility is larger than 250 acres and the Department approves, in writing, the use of a grid that exceeds 200-foot square sections. A permanent benchmark for horizontal and vertical control shall be shown. The grid system shall be a state or universal grid system and shall be tied to the benchmark and the baseline.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 287.135 (relating to transition period for radiation monitoring); 25 Pa. Code § 289.113 (relating to maps and related information); 25 Pa. Code § 289.131 (relating to basic requirements); and 25 Pa. Code § 289.132 (relating to operation plan).

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