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
WATER QUALITY PROTECTION
Section 273.242 - Soil erosion and sedimentation control
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The operator shall manage surface water and control soil erosion and sedimentation, based on the 24-hour precipitation event in inches to be expected once in 25 years.
(b) The operator shall:
(c) When rills or gullies deeper than 9 inches form in areas that have been regraded and planted, the rills and gullies shall be filled, graded or otherwise stabilized and the area reseeded or replanted according to §§ 273.235 and 273.236 (relating to revegetation; and standards for successful revegetation). The Department will require that rills or gullies of lesser size be stabilized and the area reseeded or replanted if the rills or gullies are disruptive to the approved postclosure land use or may result in additional erosion and sedimentation.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 271.113 (relating to closure plan); 25 Pa. Code § 273.151 (relating to soil erosion and sedimentation control plan); and 25 Pa. Code § 273.213 (relating to access roads).
