Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VIII - Municipal Waste
Chapter 273 - MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILLS
Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
COVER AND REVEGETATION
Section 273.236 - Standards for successful revegetation
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The standard for successful revegetation shall be the percent of groundcover of the vegetation which exists on the site. The Department will not approve less than a 70% groundcover of permanent plant species. No more than 1% of the total area may have less than 30% groundcover. No single or contiguous area exceeding 3,000 square feet may have less than 30% groundcover.
(b) No trees, woody shrubs or deep rooted plants shall be planted or allowed to grow on the revegetated area, unless otherwise allowed by the Department in the permit based on a demonstration that roots will not penetrate the cap or drainage layer.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 271.113 (relating to closure plan); 25 Pa. Code § 273.142 (relating to revegetation plan); 25 Pa. Code § 273.233 (relating to intermediate cover and slopes); 25 Pa. Code § 273.234 (relating to final cover and grading); and 25 Pa. Code § 273.242 (relating to soil erosion and sedimentation control).
