The Department of Environmental Protection published notice of a final guidance document on sampling water sources and a draft guidance on protecting surface water from underground bituminous mining.

DEP ID: 383-3130-108. New Source Sampling Requirements for Surface Water Sources. This guidance provides information to public water suppliers concerning the minimum sampling requirements for new surface water sources under the Commonwealth's drinking water management programs.

DEP ID: 563-2000-655. Surface Water Protection--Underground Bituminous Coal Mining Operations. Description: This draft guidance describes procedures for protecting perennial and intermittent streams and wetlands from potential adverse effects caused by underground bituminous coal mining operations. It replaces existing technical guidance document No. 563-2000-655: Perennial Stream Protection, which pertains only to the protection of perennial streams. Comments due March 28.

For copies of Draft Technical Guidance

For copies of Final Technical Guidance

2/25/2005