§ 105.63. Emergency procedures.
(a) The permittee or owner of a dam, water obstruction or encroachment shall immediately notify the Department and responsible authorities in adjacent and downstream communities, including emergency management authorities, of a condition which may threaten the safety of the facility and take necessary actions to protect life and property, including action required under an emergency plan or Department order issued under the act.
(b) The permittee or owner of a dam or reservoir shall immediately notify the Department and responsible emergency management authorities in adjacent and downstream communities of conditions which may indicate a potential dam hazard emergency including, but not limited to, one or more of the following conditions:
(1) Sliding of upstream or downstream slopes or abutments contiguous to the dam.
(2) Sudden subsidence of the crest of the dam.
(3) Longitudinal or transverse cracking of the crest of the dam.
(4) Unusual release of water from the downstream face or toe of the dam.
(5) Other unusual conditions at the downstream slope of the dam.
(6) Significant landslides in the reservoir area.
(c) In case of emergency, telephone calls should be directed to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency at (717) 783-8150 or the Department’s emergency number at (717) 787-4343.
The provisions of this § 105.63 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 § 105.63 adopted September 10, 1971, effective September 11, 1971, 1 Pa.B. 1804; reserved August 11, 1978, effective August 28, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 2229; amended 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 (117671) to (117672).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 105.135 (relating to dam hazard emergencies).
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