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25 Pa. Code § 71.61. General.

§ 71.61. General.

 (a)  Official plans and revisions to official plans shall evaluate alternatives available to provide for adequate sewage facilities as required in § §  71.21 and 71.52(a)(3) (relating to contents of official plans; and content requirements—new land development revisions). The Department may require evaluation of additional technically available alternatives.

 (b)  Each alternative for the provision of adequate sewage facilities shall be evaluated for compliance with the technical and administrative planning requirements of the act and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 (c)  The official plan or revision shall select one alternative which is supported by documentation as described in §  71.21(a)(4)—(6) which assures the long term sanitary collection, treatment and disposal of sewage.

 (d)  Approval of official plans and revisions shall be based on:

   (1)  The technical feasibility of the selected alternative in relation to applicable regulations and standards.

   (2)  The feasibility for implementation of the selected alternative in relation to applicable administrative and institutional requirements.

Source

   The provisions of this §  71.61 adopted August 13, 1971, effective August 14, 1971, 1 Pa.B. 1649; amended April 28, 1972, effective May 15, 1972, 2 Pa.B. 753; amended September 28, 1973, effective October 15, 1973, 3 Pa.B. 2176; amended August 30, 1974, effective September 16, 1974, 4 Pa.B. 1805; reserved January 9, 1987, effective January 10, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 172; amended June 9, 1989, effective June 10, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 2429. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (125969).

Cross References

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  73.11 (relating to general).



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