(a) Any responsible party shall seek and obtain a permit
subject to the requirements of Chapters 205 and 305 of this title
(relating to General Permits for Waste Discharges and Consolidated
Permits).
(b) Based on the location of a given quarry, those
quarries located within a water quality protection area, must comply
with additional requirements imposed by this subchapter on its discharges.
(1) In addition to the requirements of Chapters 205
and 305 of this title, a quarry located within a water quality protection
area must meet the following requirements:
(A) §311.75(1) of this title (relating to Permit
Application Requirements);
(B) §311.79 of this title (relating to Performance
Criteria); and
(C) §311.81(a) of this title (relating to Financial
Responsibility).
(2) In addition to the requirements of Chapters 205
and 305 of this title and paragraph (1) of this subsection, any quarry
located within the 100-year floodplain or within one mile of a water
body within a water quality protection area must obtain an individual
permit.
(3) In addition to the requirements of Chapters 205
and 305 of this title and paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection,
all quarries located within 200 feet to 1,500 feet of a water body
within a water quality protection area, and subject to the prohibition
under §311.73(b) of this title (relating to Prohibitions), must
meet the following requirements:
(A) §311.75(2) of this title;
(B) §311.80 of this title (relating to Additional
Performance Criteria for Quarries Located Between 200 Feet and 1,500
Feet of a Water Body); and
(C) §311.81(b) of this title.
(4) For any quarry subject to the provisions of paragraph
(2) of this subsection, a part of which is also located outside of
the 100-year floodplain of, or beyond one mile from, a water body,
the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection are applicable
to the entire quarry. The executive director may waive, modify, or
otherwise adjust these requirements for that portion of the quarry
located outside of the 100-year floodplain of, or beyond one mile
from, a water body.
(5) For any quarry subject to the provisions of paragraph
(3) of this subsection, a part of which is also located more than
1,500 feet from a water body, the requirements of paragraph (3) of
this subsection will be applicable to the entire quarry. The executive
director may waive, modify, or otherwise adjust these requirements
for that portion of the quarry located more than 1,500 feet from a
water body.
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