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Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONPart I - Department of Environmental ProtectionSubpart C - Protection of Natural ResourcesArticle I - Land ResourcesChapter 87 - SURFACE MINING OF COAL
Subchapter E - SURFACE COAL MINES: MINIMUM ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Section 87.158 - Cessation of operations: permanent

25 Pa. Code § 87.158

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Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 87.158 - Cessation of operations: permanent

Operations that are permanently ceased shall be backfilled or closed or otherwise permanently reclaimed in accordance with this chapter and the permit. All underground openings, equipment, structures or other facilities not required for monitoring, unless approved by the Department as suitable for the postmining land use, shall be removed and the affected land reclaimed.

25 Pa. Code § 87.158

The provisions of this § 87.158 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 87.144 (relating to backfilling and grading: final slopes); and 25 Pa. Code § 87.157 (relating to cessation of operations: temporary).