§ 105.134. Emergency action plan.

 (a)  The owner of a dam or reservoir that may cause loss of life or serious damage to property if a failure of the dam occurs, shall develop an emergency action plan to be followed in the event of a dam hazard emergency. The emergency action plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Department and local emergency management officials prior to commencement of water storage in the reservoir or pond created by the dam during any stage of construction of the dam. The emergency action plan shall, at a minimum, contain the following elements:

   (1)  An identification of the area below the dam which may be threatened with loss of life or serious damage to property if a failure of the dam occurs.

   (2)  A listing of key municipal and emergency management officials and their telephone numbers. The list shall be readily available at the dam site near a telephone or other means of communication, if available.

   (3)  An identification of handicapped or other persons who may have difficulty evacuating the area which may be threatened if a failure of the dam occurs. Procedures for identifying and evacuating these people in a dam hazard emergency shall be developed in cooperation with local and emergency management officials.

 (b)  For an existing dam or reservoir that may cause loss of life or serious damage to property if failure of the dam occurs, an emergency action plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Department and local emergency management officials.

 (c)  In addition to the requirements in subsections (a) and (b), the owner of a high hazard dam shall post notices in public places in areas that may be affected by the failure of the dam; for example, areas where public water or sewage service may be interrupted. The notice shall indicate that copies of the emergency action plan are available for review at the appropriate county and municipal emergency management offices. Also, the notice shall be posted by the owner in the following public places within each political subdivision situated within the inundation area downstream of the dam:

   (1)  The city, borough or township building.

   (2)  The police department offices.

   (3)  The fire company halls.

   (4)  The tax collector’s office.

   The provisions of this §  105.134 amended under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. § §  693.1–693.27); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § §  691.1—691.1001); section 7 of the act of June 14, 1923 (P. L. 704, No. 294) (32 P. S. §  597); sections 514, 1901-A, 1908-A, 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § §  194, 510-1, 510-8, 510-17 and 510-20); and the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § §  679.101—679.601).

   The provisions of this §  105.134 adopted September 26, 1980, effective September 27, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 3843; amended October 11, 1991, effective October 12, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 4911. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (117691) to (117692).

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  105.81 (relating to permit applications for construction and modification of dams and reservoirs); 25 Pa. Code §  105.82 (relating to permit applications for operation and maintenance of existing dams and reservoirs); 25 Pa. Code §  105.131 (relating to operation and monitoring plans); and 25 Pa. Code §  105.135 (relating to dam hazard emergencies).