25 Pa. Code § 88.87 - Vegetation-supporting material: available soil removal
(a) Available soil, as required by §
88.86 (relating to
vegetation-supporting material: general requirements), shall be removed from
the area to be disturbed prior to any surface mining.
(b) In the event that removal of vegetative
matter, soil or other materials may result in erosion which may cause air or
water pollution, the size of the area from which soil is removed at any one
time shall be limited and other measures shall be taken that the Department may
approve or require to control erosion.
(c) If the soil is less than 12 inches in
depth, all soil and sufficient unconsolidated material immediately below the
soil shall be removed to provide a 12-inch layer when redistributed as the
final surface.
(d) On areas that
have been previously affected by mining with no available soil, the spoil
material best suited to support vegetation shall be conserved for
redistribution as the final surface.
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