IMPOUNDMENTS
§ 299.141. Scope.
(a) Sections 299.142—299.145 apply to persons or municipalities that store residual waste in surface impoundments.
(b) Sections 299.142—299.145 do not apply to the following:
(1) Storage impoundments that are used to store non-contact cooling water.
(2) Storage impoundments which are designed for the express purpose of storing stormwater runoff and which store runoff composed entirely of stormwater. Impoundments which store stormwater runoff shall comply with the applicable requirements of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § § 691.308 and 691.402), section 13 of the Stormwater Management Act (32 P. S. § 680.13), Chapter 92 (relating to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permitting, Monitoring and Compliance), Chapter 102 (relating to erosion and sediment control) and Chapter 105 (relating to dam safety and waterway management).
(c) For purposes of this section, ‘‘stormwater’’ means drainage runoff from the surface of the land resulting from precipitation or snow or ice melt.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 299.101 (relating to scope).
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