25 Pa. Code § 90.153 - Revegetation: introduced species

The use of introduced species in the revegetation process may be approved by the Department under the following conditions:

(1) The species have been proven acceptable through field trials to be capable of providing permanent vegetation and are desirable and necessary to achieve the approved postdisposal land use.
(2) The species are necessary to achieve a quick, temporary and stabilizing cover that aids in controlling erosion; and measures to establish permanent vegetation are included in the approved plan submitted in § 90.34 (relating to reclamation: postdisposal land use).
(3) The species are compatible with the plant and animal species of the region.
(4) The species meet the requirements of applicable State and Federal seed or introduced species statutes and are not poisonous or noxious.

Notes

25 Pa. Code § 90.153
The provisions of this § 90.153 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 90.33 (relating to reclamation plan); 25 Pa. Code § 90.100 (relating to nutrients and soil amendments); 25 Pa. Code § 90.105 (relating to stream channel diversions); 25 Pa. Code § 90.108 (relating to hydrologic balance: sedimentation ponds); 25 Pa. Code § 90.125 (relating to coal refuse disposal: construction requirements); and 25 Pa. Code § 90.150 (relating to protection of fish, wildlife and related environmental values).

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