Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 90.31 - General requirementsAn application shall contain a description of the coal refuse disposal activities proposed to be conducted during the life of the coal refuse disposal operations within the proposed permit area, including, at a minimum, the following:
(1) A narrative description of the type and method of coal refuse disposal procedures and proposed engineering techniques and the major equipment to be used during operations.(2) A narrative explaining the construction, modification, use, maintenance and removal of the following facilities and structures, unless retention of the facility or structure is necessary for postdisposal land use as specified in § 90.166 (relating to postdisposal land use):(i) Dams, embankments and other impoundments.(ii) Overburden and topsoil handling and storage areas.(iii) Coal removal, handling, storage, cleaning, processing and transportation areas and structures.(iv) Spoil, coal refuse, mine development waste and noncoal waste removal, handling, storage, transportation and disposal areas and structures.(vi) Water and air pollution control facilities.(vii) Erosion and sediment control facilities.(3) A description of the measures to be employed to ensure that all debris, potential acid-forming and potential toxic-forming materials, and materials constituting a fire hazard are disposed of in accordance with this chapter and a description of the contingency plans which have been developed to preclude combustion of the materials.(4) A description, including appropriate cross sections and maps, of the measures to be used to seal or manage mine openings, and to plug, case, line or manage exploration holes, other boreholes, wells and other openings within the proposed permit area.(5) A demonstration that the notification requirements of § 86.31(e) (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications) have been satisfied.(6) A description of the operations that are proposed to be the source or sources of the coal refuse to be disposed of at the coal refuse disposal facility and the types of refuse to be disposed. The provisions of this §90.31 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended May 8, 1998, effective 5/9/1998, 28 Pa.B. 2227; amended September 9, 2022, effective 9/10/2022, 52 Pa.B. 5804.The provisions for this §90.31 amended under section 5 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. § 691.5), section 4.2(a) of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. § 1396.4b(a)), section 3.2 of the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. § 30.53b); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).