25 Pa. Code Subchapter H. Blasting Activities Near Underground Utility Lines

Pennsylvania Code

Subchapter H. BLASTING ACTIVITIES NEAR UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES

Sec.

211.181.    Scope.
211.182.    General provisions.

Source

   The provisions of this Subchapter H adopted July 13, 2001, effective July 14, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 3751, unless otherwise noted.

Cross References

   This subchapter cited in 25 Pa. Code §  211.191 (relating to scope).
§ 211.181. Scope.

This subchapter applies to buried or underground utility lines and utility lines making contact with the surface of the ground.
§ 211.182. General provisions.

(a)  Prior to conducting blasting activities within 200 feet of an underground utility line, the blasting activity permittee shall ensure that the owner of the line is notified of the blasting activities and demonstrate to the Department that that notification has been made.
(b)  Blasts shall be designed and conducted so that they provide the greatest relief possible in a direction away from the utility line and to keep the resulting vibration and actual ground movement to the lowest possible level.
(c)  Blasting in the vicinity of a utility line shall be conducted as follows:
   (1)  Excavation from the ground surface to a depth corresponding to the elevation of the top of the buried utility line may proceed at the discretion of the blaster-in-charge, using safe, accepted techniques.
   (2)  Once the excavation has attained a depth equal to the elevation of the top of the buried utility line or if the line is exposed, or makes solid contact with the surface, the vertical depth of subsequent blast holes shall be restricted to 1/2 the horizontal distance from the closest portion of the utility line.
(d)  If one or more of the requirements in this section are not feasible or create a potential safety problem, the permittee may apply to the Department for a waiver of the provision or provisions in question. This waiver will be granted if, in the judgment of the Department and the utility owning the lines, the alternate procedure does not endanger the utility line.

Authority

   The provisions of this §  211.182 amended under sections 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § §  510-17 and 510-20); section 4.2 of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §  1396.4b); section 11(e) of the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §  3311(e)); sections 7 and 11 of the act of July 1, 1937 (P.L. 2681, No. 537) (73 P.S. § §  157 and 161); sections 3 and 4 of the act of July 10, 1957 (P.L. 685, No. 362) (73 P.S. § §  166 and 167); Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1981 (71 P.S. §  751-35); section 2(f) of the act of May 18, 1937 (P.L. 654, No. 174) (43 P.S. §  25-2(f)); and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1975 (71 P.S. §  751-22).

Source

   The provisions of this §  211.182 amended June 22, 2018, effective June 23, 2018, 48 Pa.B. 3711. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (281321).

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