§ 77.142. Public notice of permit revision.

 A permit revision request is subject to the notice requirements of §  77.121 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications) under the following circumstances:

   (1)  For surface mining activities:

     (i)   Discharging to a different watershed or a change in water treatment facility design which would result in a change in effluent limits or additional discharge points.

     (ii)   The change of postmining land use.

     (iii)   A change in the type of reclamation (for example—approximate original contour, terrace, water impoundment or other alternative reclamation).

     (iv)   A physical change in the mine configuration. Physical changes include stream diversion structures, new or expanded haul road connections to a public highway, elimination of public highways and increases in approved pit depth.

     (v)   The addition of blasting to the operation.

     (vi)   The addition of mineral processing to the mining activity.

   (2)  For underground mining activities:

     (i)   Discharging to a different watershed or a change in water treatment facility design which would result in a change in effluent limits or additional discharge points.

     (ii)   A physical change in the mine configuration. Physical changes include stream diversion structures, new or expanded haul road connections to a public highway, elimination of public highways and new openings.

     (iii)   A change to the postmining land use.

     (iv)   The addition of mineral processing to the mining activity.

   The provisions of this §  77.142 adopted March 16, 1990, effective March 17, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 1643; amended January 30, 1998, effective January 31, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 619. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (198688) and (234459).

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  77.121 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications).