Section 289.127. Mineral deposits information

(a) If the proposed permit area and adjacent area overlie existing workings of an underground mine, the applicant shall submit sufficient information to evaluate the potential for mine subsidence damage to the facility, including the following:

(1) Maps and plans showing the existing workings underlying and within 1,000 feet of the proposed facility.

(2) An investigation with supporting documentation, by a registered professional engineer with geotechnical expertise addressing the probability and potential impacts of future subsidence. The investigation shall address the potential for additional mining beneath the permit and adjacent area, the stability of the final underground workings, the maximum subsidence likely to occur in the future and the effect of that subsidence on the integrity of the facility, and measures which have been or will be taken to stabilize the surface.

(b) If the proposed permit area and adjacent area overlies recoverable or mineable coals, the applicant shall demonstrate that the applicant owns the coal and shall warrant that the coal will not be mined as long as residual waste remains on the site, except for surface mining activities approved in the permit for purposes of facility construction.

The provisions of this § 289.127 amended January 12, 2001, effective January 13, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 235. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (226710) to (226711).

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Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 289.111 (relating to basic requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 289.121 (relating to description of geology, soils and hydrology; general requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 289.122 (relating to geology and groundwater description); and 25 Pa. Code § 289.281 (relating to mineral resources).