Section 88.88. Vegetation-supporting material: soil storage

(a) Soil and other vegetation-supporting materials shall be redistributed or stockpiled for redistribution.

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

(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) Seeding or planting an effective cover of nonnoxious quick-growing annual and perennial species.

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

The provisions of this § 88.88 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382.

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Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 88.381 (relating to general requirements); and 25 Pa. Code § 88.493 (relating to minimum environmental protection performance standards).