Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Disturbed areas shall be seeded and planted when weather and planting conditions permit, but the seeding and planting of disturbed areas shall be performed no later than the first full normal period for favorable planting after backfilling and grading. (1) The normal periods for favorable planting are: (i) Early spring until May 30, and August 10 until September 15 for permanent herbaceous species.(ii) Early spring until May 20 for woody species.(2) The periods in paragraph (1) may be extended by the Department when abnormal weather conditions or excessive soil moisture conditions exist which prohibit seeding and planting prior to the end of the first normal period for favorable planting after backfilling and grading or when weather conditions allow for favorable planting outside the normal periods.(b) When necessary to effectively control erosion, the disturbed area shall be seeded and planted as contemporaneously as practicable with the completion of back-filling and grading with a temporary cover of small grain, grasses or legumes or otherwise protected from erosion until a permanent cover is established.The provisions of this §77.612 adopted March 16, 1990, effective 3/17/1990, 20 Pa.B. 1643. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 77.456 (relating to reclamation information); and 25 Pa. Code § 77.515 (relating to nutrients and soil amendments).