25 Pa. Code § 89.60 - Discharges to underground mines
Water from the surface or from an underground mine may not be diverted or discharged into other underground mine workings, unless the operator demonstrates to the Department that the discharge will:
(1) Abate water pollution or otherwise
eliminate public hazards resulting from underground mining
activities.
(2) Be discharged as a
controlled flow.
(3) Be limited to:
(i) Coal processing wastes.
(ii) Underground mine development
wastes.
(iii) Fly ash from a
coal-fired facility.
(iv) Sludge
from a mine drainage treatment facility.
(v) Flue gas desulfurization
sludge.
(vi) Inert materials used
for stabilizing underground mines.
(vii) Other wastes as may be approved by the
Department.
(4) Continue
as a controlled and identifiable flow and is ultimately treated by an existing
treatment facility, or will otherwise meet all State and Federal water quality
standards and effluent limitations.
(5) In any event, the discharge from
underground mines to surface waters will not cause, result in or contribute to
a violation of applicable water quality standards or effluent
limitations.
(6) Minimize
disturbance to the hydrologic balance.
(7) Meet with the approval of the Mine Safety
and Health Administration and the Office of Deep Mine Safety of the Department.
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