Section 87.98. Topsoil: storage

(a) Topsoil and other materials removed under § 87.97 (relating to topsoil: removal) shall be stockpiled only when it is impractical to promptly redistribute such material on regraded areas.

(b) Stockpiled materials shall be selectively placed on a stable area within the permit area and located where the material, unless approved by the Department, will not be moved or otherwise disturbed by the mining activities until required for redistribution on the regraded area.

(c) Stockpiled material shall be protected from wind and water erosion, unnecessary compaction and contaminants which lessen the capability of the materials to support vegetation when redistributed. Protective measures shall be accomplished by one of the following:

(1) An effective cover of nonnoxious quick-growing annual and perennial plants seeded or planted as soon as weather and planting conditions permit.

(2) Other methods demonstrated to and approved by the Department to provide equal protection.

The provisions of this § 87.98 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.

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Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 87.68 (relating to reclamation information); 25 Pa. Code § 87.92 (relating to signs and markers); 25 Pa. Code § 87.131 (relating to disposal of excess spoil); 25 Pa. Code § 87.166 (relating to haul roads and access roads: restoration); and 25 Pa. Code § 87.179 (relating to prime farmland: soil stockpiling).