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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 87. Surface Mining of Coal |
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SubChapter E. SURFACE COAL MINES: MINIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS |
Section 87.148. Revegetation: timing
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(a) A disturbed area shall be seeded and planted when weather and planting conditions permit, but the seeding and planting of a disturbed area shall be performed prior to the end of the first full normal period for favorable planting after backfilling and grading. The normal periods for favorable planting are:
(1) Early spring until May 30, and August 10 until September 15 for permanent herbaceous species.
(2) Early spring until May 20 for woody species.
(b) When necessary to control erosion effectively, the disturbed area shall be seeded and planted as contemporaneously as practicable with the completion of backfilling and grading with a temporary cover of small grain, grasses or legumes until a permanent cover is established.
(c) The periods listed in subsection (a) may be extended by the Department when abnormal weather conditions or excessive soil moisture conditions exist which prohibit seeding and planting prior to the end of the first full normal period for favorable planting after backfilling and grading or when weather conditions allow for favorable planting outside the normal periods.
The provisions of this § 87.148 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended June 15, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3383, effective July 27, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 3316. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (148688) to (148689).
Notation
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 87.68 (relating to reclamation information); 25 Pa. Code § 87.100 (relating to topsoil: nutrients and soil amendments); 25 Pa. Code § 87.104 (relating to stream channel diversions); 25 Pa. Code § 87.108 (relating to hydrologic balance: sedimentation ponds); 25 Pa. Code § 87.138 (relating to protection of fish, wildlife and related environmental values); 25 Pa. Code § 87.140 (relating to contemporaneous reclamation); and 25 Pa. Code § 87.181 (relating to prime farmland: revegetation).