Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 4000.510. Permit requirements

(a) Permits.--The department shall not issue any approval or permit for a resource recovery facility under the Solid Waste Management Act,  1 unless the applicant has provided the department with adequate documentation and assurances that all ash residue produced from or by a resource recovery facility will be disposed at a permitted landfill.  Prior to the approval of any permit application for a resource recovery facility, the operator shall submit a plan to the department for the alternate disposal of municipal waste designated for disposal at the resource recovery facility.

(b) Study of effects on water supply.--The department shall not issue any approval or permit for a resource recovery facility unless the applicant has provided the department with a study that documents the short-term and long-term effects that the facility will have on the public and private water supply. The study shall include, but not be limited to, effects of pollution, contamination, diminution and alternative sources of water adequate in quantity and quality for the purposes served by the water supply both public and private.