Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 25. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
PART I. Department of Environmental Protection |
Subpart C. Protection of Natural Resources |
Article I. Land Resources |
Chapter 88. Anthracite Coal |
SubChapter D. ANTHRACITE REFUSE DISPOSAL: MINIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS |
Section 88.313. Coal refuse disposal: construction requirements
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(a) Coal refuse banks shall have a minimum static factor of safety of 1.5 and a seismic factor of safety of 1.2.
(b) Following grading of the facility, the site shall be covered with a final layer of nontoxic, noncombustible material and soil suitable for revegetation as soon as practicable after placing the final layer of material being disposed, and revegetated.
The provisions of this § 88.313 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective July 31, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382.