25 Pa. Code § 105.82 - Permit applications for operation and maintenance of existing dams and reservoirs
(a) In
addition to information required under §§
105.13,
105.13b and
105.15 (relating to permit
applications-information and fees; proof of financial responsibility; and
environmental assessment), a permit application for the operation and
maintenance of existing dams and reservoirs must provide the following
information:
(1) Site plan and cross sectional
views required under § 105.13 (d)(1)(i).
(2) "As built" construction plans,
specifications and design reports not already on file with the Department,
which show the type, size, height and other pertinent dimensions and features
of the existing dam and reservoir and appurtenant works.
(3) For projects involving storage of fluids
or semifluids other than water, information concerning the chemical and
physical characteristics of the fluid or semifluid impounded.
(4) A description of facilities and plans for
monitoring the performance of the dam.
(5) A hydrologic and hydraulic analysis,
submitted as a separate report, which includes:
(i) The size, shape and characteristics of
the drainage basin.
(ii) Current
precipitation data and precipitation distribution information as required by
the Department.
(iii) Streamflow
records.
(iv) Flood flow records
and estimates.
(v) An incremental
dam breach analysis, storage capacity and reservoir surface area for normal
pool and maximum storage elevations.
(vi) Other relative hydrologic and hydraulic
information that may be available.
(6) Information available regarding the
foundation, embankment stability, specifications and construction of the
dam.
(7) A manual which includes
plans for the operation and maintenance of the dam in accordance with §
105.131 (relating to operation,
maintenance and monitoring).
(8)
The EAP for the dam or reservoir, if completed, or work plan to prepare and
submit an EAP in accordance with § 105.134 (relating to EAP).
(9) Proof of title or flowage easements for
land areas below the top of the dam elevation that is subject to
inundation.
(10) Reports of the
most recent inspections of the dam conducted by the owner or by the State or
Federal government agencies.
(11)
Other information as the Department may require.
(b) The Department may waive or modify one or
more of the application content requirements set forth in subsection (a) if the
information required is not available and is not essential to determining the
safety of the dam or reservoir or compliance by the dam or reservoir with the
requirements of this chapter.
Notes
The provisions of this § 105.82 amended under section 5 of the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. § 693.5).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 105.88 (relating to dam permit issuance).
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