25 Pa. Code § 87.98 - Topsoil: storage
(a) Topsoil and
other materials removed under §
87.97 (relating to topsoil:
removal) shall be stockpiled only when it is impractical to promptly
redistribute such material on regraded areas.
(b) Stockpiled materials shall be selectively
placed on a stable area within the permit area and located where the material,
unless approved by the Department, will not be moved or otherwise disturbed by
the mining activities until required for redistribution on the regraded
area.
(c) Stockpiled material shall
be protected from wind and water erosion, unnecessary compaction and
contaminants which lessen the capability of the materials to support vegetation
when redistributed. Protective measures shall be accomplished by one of the
following:
(1) An effective cover of
nonnoxious quick-growing annual and perennial plants seeded or planted as soon
as weather and planting conditions permit.
(2) Other methods demonstrated to and
approved by the Department to provide equal protection.
Notes
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 87.68 (relating to reclamation information); 25 Pa. Code § 87.92 (relating to signs and markers); 25 Pa. Code § 87.131 (relating to disposal of excess spoil); 25 Pa. Code § 87.166 (relating to haul roads and access roads: restoration); and 25 Pa. Code § 87.179 (relating to prime farmland: soil stockpiling).
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