The Environmental Quality Board published notice in the November 2 PA Bulletin inviting comments on proposed changes to regulations on water supply replacement related to surface coal mining operations.

The primary purpose of the rulemaking is to bring state regulations into conformance with federal requirements, codify language in regulation that current exists in technical guidance and to include provisions for temporary water supplies, among other changes.

Click Here for copies of additional background documents related to the proposed regulation change-- see June 18 EQB meeting.

Comments are due December 2.   Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for all the details.

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