§ 6018.303. Transportation of residual waste
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: December 7, 2015
Effective: December 7, 2015
35 P.S. § 6018.303
§ 6018.303. Transportation of residual waste
(2) take immediate steps to contain and clean up spills or accidental discharges of such waste, and notify the department, pursuant to department regulations, of all spills or accidental discharges which occur on public highways or public areas or which may enter the waters of the Commonwealth as defined by the act of June 22, 1937 (P.L. 1987, No. 394),1 known as “The Clean Streams Law,” or any other spill which is governed by any notification requirements of the department.
(2) If the daily number of tanker vehicles transporting leachate will be greater than 10% of the total number of vehicles delivering waste and materials to the site as evaluated in the most recent traffic study for the facility, a new traffic impact analysis shall be conducted and reviewed pursuant to applicable regulations of the Department of Transportation. The facility may be required to submit an updated environmental assessment that includes the new traffic impact analysis to the department for its consideration in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 271.126 (relating to requirement for environmental assessment) and 271.127 (relating to environmental assessment).
(3) To the extent an existing permitted landfill, or expansion thereof, proposes to use leachate transportation as a basic treatment method for some or all of the daily volume of leachate calculated pursuant to 25 Pa. Code § 273.162(a)(1) (relating to leachate treatment plan), the facility closure and postclosure financial assurance shall be recalculated and increased, if required, to cover the costs associated with that volume and duration of the proposed leachate transportation. No financial assurance modification shall be required for the use of transportation for management of leachate volumes related to excess rainfall, open-cell conditions, system interruptions or emergencies.
Credits
1980, July 7, P.L. 380, No. 97, § 303, effective in 60 days. Amended 2015, Oct. 7, P.L. 182, No. 45, § 1, effective in 60 days [Dec. 7, 2015].
Footnotes
35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.
35 P.S. § 6018.303, PA ST 35 P.S. § 6018.303
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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