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Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
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Title 25. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
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PART I. Department of Environmental Protection |
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Subpart C. Protection of Natural Resources |
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Article I. Land Resources |
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Chapter 77. Noncoal Mining |
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SubChapter I. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PERFORMANCESTANDARDS |
Section 77.528. Discharge structures
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Discharge from dams, ponds, embankments, impoundments and diversions shall be controlled by energy dissipators, riprap channels or other devices where necessary to reduce erosion, to prevent deepening or enlargement of stream channels and to minimize disturbance of the hydrologic balance. Discharge structures shall be designed according to standard engineering-design procedures.
The provisions of this § 77.528 adopted March 16, 1990, effective March 17, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 1643.