25 Pa. Code § 87.115 - Hydrologic balance: protection of groundwater recharge capacity
(a) Surface mining
activities, except for coal processing waste and underground development waste
disposal areas and fills, shall be conducted to restore the recharge capacity
of the area of the operation to approximate premining conditions.
(b) The recharge capacity shall be restored
to a condition which:
(1) Supports the
approved postmining land use.
(2)
Minimizes disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance in the permit and
adjacent areas.
(3) Provides a rate
of recharge that approximates the premining recharge rate.
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