25 Pa. Code § 89.22 - Topsoil removal and storage
(a) Before
disturbance of areas affected by surface operations, topsoil and subsoils shall
be separately removed and segregated from other material, unless use of
substitute or supplemental materials for reclamation is approved by the
Department.
(b) After removal,
topsoil shall be stockpiled pending redistribution, provided that an
alternative procedure may be approved by the Department on a case-by-case basis
if the procedure provides equal or more protection for the topsoil.
(c) Topsoil shall, if possible, be removed
from the areas to be affected by surface operations or major structures after
the vegetative cover that would interfere with the use of the topsoil is
cleared from portions of those areas that will be disturbed, but before any
drilling for blasting, mining or other surface disturbance of surface
lands.
(d) Selected overburden
materials may be substituted for or used as a supplement to topsoil if the
resulting soil medium is suitable for sustaining vegetation. Substituted or
supplemented material shall be placed in compliance with the requirements for
topsoil under §
89.85 (relating to topsoil
use).
(e) Stockpiled materials
shall be selectively placed and protected from wind and water erosion by an
effective cover of quick-growing annual and perennial plants, or by other
methods demonstrated to provide equal protection. Unless approved by the
Department, stockpiled topsoil and other materials may not be moved until ready
for use.
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