25 Pa. Code § 93.6
The provisions of this § 93.6 amended under sections 5(b)(1) and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. § § 691.5(b)(1) and 691.402); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).
The provisions of this § 93.6 amended March 10, 1989, effective March 11, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 968; amended November 17, 2000, effective November 18, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 6059; amended February 11, 2005, effective February 12, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 1197. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (272025).
Denial of an application for a mine drainage permit cannot be based solely on the ground that the watershed has been designated a conservation area, but must be reviewed on the basis of whether its proposed operation would discharge an effluent which would result in the degradation of the water quality of a stream in terms of its protected uses designated under this section. Doraville Enterprises v. Commonwealth, 73 Pa. D. & C.2d 635, 645, 646 (1975)
The water quality criteria do not preclude the allowance of a reasonable mixing zone if there is no significant effect on the ambient temperature of the stream outside the mixing zone. Bartram v. Parrish, 74 Pa. D. & C.2d 627, 649 (1974).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 71.64 (relating to small flow treatment facilities); 25 Pa. Code § 93.7 (relating to specific water quality criteria); and 25 Pa. Code § 96.3 (relating to water quality protection requirements).