Section 88.282. Signs and markers

(a) A person who conducts surface mining activities shall identify the operation for the duration of the surface mining activities by posting and maintaining a sign which will be clearly visible at the junction of each actively used haul road and public road. The sign shall be constructed of a durable weather resistant material at a minimum size of 2 feet by 3 feet with a light background and contrasting letters and numbers of a minimum height of 1 1/2 inch that can be easily seen and read. The sign shall show the name, business address and telephone number of the person who conducts the surface mining activities and the identification number of the current permit authorizing surface mining activities.

(b) If blasting is conducted as part of the operation, the person who conducts the refuse disposal activities shall post and maintain the following signs and markers:

(1) When electric blasting operations are located near highways or other public ways, signs shall be erected at least 500 feet from the blast areas reading: ‘‘BLAST AREA-SHUT OFF ALL TWO-WAY RADIOS.’’ The letters of these signs may be not less than 4 inches in height on a contrasting background.

(2) The premises on which explosives are kept or stored must be conspicuously defined and marked by signs containing the words ‘‘EXPLOSIVES-KEEP OFF’’. These signs may not be placed on magazines, but shall be located so that a bullet passing through the sign will not strike a magazine.

(c) Groundwater and surface water monitoring locations and sampling points used to obtain background information shall be clearly marked and identified. The identification of monitoring locations and sampling points shall correspond with the identification used in the permit application. Markers used to identify monitoring locations shall be made of durable material. The Department may waive marking requirements in cases where the monitoring location or sampling point is obvious or where marking would be objectionable for aesthetic reasons.

The provisions of this § 88.282 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended March 30, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 1143, effective August 10, 1985, 15 Pa.B. 2872; amended December 15, 1995, effective December 16, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 5821. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (199132).

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Authority

The provisions of this § 88.282 amended under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. § § 1396.1—1396.19a); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § § 691.1—691.1001); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 510-20).