Section 289.152. Water quality monitoring plan

(a) An application shall contain a water quality monitoring plan showing how the operator intends to comply with § § 289.261—289.268 (relating to water quality monitoring). The plan shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) The number, location and design of proposed monitoring points.

(2) For new facilities, preoperational data showing existing groundwater quality, as required by § 289.123 (relating to groundwater quality description), and a procedure to establish this groundwater quality. For existing facilities, adequate monitoring data as required by § 288.123 (relating to groundwater quality description) to characterize background groundwater quality and a procedure to establish this groundwater quality.

(b) The application shall contain a groundwater sampling and analysis plan. The plan shall include:

(1) Procedures and techniques designed to accurately measure groundwater quality upgradient, beneath and downgradient of the proposed waste disposal area.

(2) Department approved sampling and analytical methods that are specific to the proposed facility and that will accurately measure solid waste, solid waste constituents, leachate or constituents of decomposition in the groundwater.

(3) Procedures and techniques for sample collection, sample preservation and shipment, analytical procedures, chain of custody control and field and laboratory quality assurance and quality control.

(4) Procedures and techniques for evaluation of analytical results to determine if groundwater degradation has occurred.

(c) The Department may approve the use of an alternate groundwater monitoring system for facilities located in the anthracite coal region if the applicant demonstrates the following to the Department’s satisfaction with a detailed hydrogeologic study:

(1) The nature and extent of underground coal mining beneath the proposed facility makes impracticable the installation of the groundwater monitoring system required by this subchapter.

(2) The proposed alternate system is capable of completely and accurately identifying adverse effects on groundwater from the proposed facility.

The provisions of this § 289.152 amended January 12, 2001, effective January 13, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 235. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (226715) to (226716).

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Cross References

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 289.123 (relating to groundwater quality description); 25 Pa. Code § 289.131 (relating to basic requirements); 25 Pa. Code § 289.265 (relating to reporting of analysis results and data evaluation) and 25 Pa. Code § 299.143 (relating to application requirements).