25 Pa. Code § 87.204 - Application for authorization
(a) An
operator who requests authorization under this subchapter shall comply with the
permit application requirements of Chapter 86 (relating to surface and
underground coal mining: general) and Subchapters A and C-E, except as
specifically modified by this subchapter. The operator shall also:
(1) Delineate on a map the proposed pollution
abatement area, including the location of the pre-existing
discharges.
(2) Provide a
description of the hydrologic balance for the proposed pollution abatement area
that includes:
(i) Results of a detailed water
quality and quantity monitoring program, including seasonal variations,
variations in response to precipitation events and modeled baseline pollution
loads using this monitoring program.
(ii) Monitoring for flow, pH, alkalinity,
acidity, total iron, total manganese, total aluminum, sulfates, total suspended
solids and other water quality parameters the Department deems
relevant.
(3) Provide a
pollution abatement plan which must:
(i)
Describe the pollution abatement area.
(ii) Be designed to reduce the pollution load
from pre-existing discharges and identify the selected best management
practices (BMP) to be used.
(iii)
Describe the design specifications, construction specifications, maintenance
schedules, criteria for monitoring and inspection, and expected performance of
the BMPs.
(iv) Represent best
technology and include:
(A) Plans,
cross-sections and schematic drawings describing the pollution abatement plan
proposed to be implemented.
(B) A
description and explanation of the range of abatement level that probably can
be achieved, costs and each step in the proposed pollution abatement
plan.
(C) A description of the
standard of success for revegetation necessary to insure success of the
pollution abatement plan.
(v) Provide a description of and information
on the pre-existing discharges hydrogeologically connected to the remining
area.
(4) Determine the
baseline pollution load.
(5)
Provide the background data that are the bases for the baseline pollution load.
The baseline pollution load shall be reported in pounds per day.
(b) The operator seeking this
authorization may continue the water quality and quantity monitoring program
required by subsection (a)(2) after making the authorization request. The
operator may submit the results of this continuing monitoring program to the
Department on a monthly basis until a decision on the authorization request is
made.
Notes
The provisions of this § 87.204 amended under section 5 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. § 691.5); sections 4(a) and 4.2 of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.4(a) and 1396.4b); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).
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