25 Pa. Code § 78a.68 - Oil and gas gathering pipelines
(a) The requirements of this section apply to
all earth disturbance activities associated with oil and gas gathering pipeline
installations and supporting facilities including the construction
right-of-way, work space areas, pipe storage yards, borrow and disposal areas,
access roads and other necessary areas identified on the erosion and sediment
control plan. The construction, installation, use, maintenance, repair and
removal of oil and gas gathering pipelines under this section shall be
conducted in accordance with Chapters 102 and 105 (relating to erosion and
sediment control; and dam safety and waterway management).
(b) Highly visible flagging, markers or signs
shall be used to identify the shared boundaries of the limit of disturbance,
wetlands and locations of threatened or endangered species habitat prior to
land clearing. The flagging, markers or signs shall be maintained throughout
earth disturbance activities and restoration or PCSM activities.
(c) The operator shall maintain topsoil and
subsoil during excavation under the following, unless otherwise authorized by
the Department:
(1) Topsoil and subsoil must
remain segregated until restoration.
(2) Topsoil and subsoil must be prevented
from entering watercourses and bodies of water.
(3) Topsoil cannot be used as bedding for
pipelines.
(4) Native topsoil and
imported topsoil must be of equal or greater quality to ensure the land is
capable of supporting the uses that existed prior to earth
disturbance.
(d)
Backfilling of the gathering pipeline trench shall be conducted in a manner
that minimizes soil compaction at the surface to ensure that water infiltration
will be sufficient to support the establishment of vegetative growth to meet
stabilization or restoration requirements.
(e) Equipment may not be refueled within the
floodway or within 50 feet of any body of water.
(f) Materials staging areas must be located
outside of a floodway or greater than 50 feet from any body of water, unless
otherwise approved in writing by the Department.
(g) All buried metallic gathering pipelines
shall be installed and placed in operation in accordance with 49 CFR Part 192 ,
Subpart I or Part 195, Subpart H (relating to requirements for corrosion
control; and corrosion control).
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