Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article IX - Residual Waste Management
Chapter 288 - RESIDUAL WASTE LANDFILLS
Subchapter A - GENERAL
Section 288.1 - Scope
Universal Citation: 25 PA Code ยง 288.1
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) This chapter sets forth application and operating requirements for residual waste landfills. The requirements in this chapter are in addition to the applicable requirements in Chapter 287 (relating to residual waste management-general provisions).
(b) This chapter applies to three kinds of residual waste landfills.
(1) Class I residual waste landfills involve
the disposal of residual wastes with the greatest degree of potential for
adverse effects on groundwater and the greatest potential impact on public
health, safety and the environment.
(2) Class II residual waste landfills involve
the disposal of residual waste with an intermediate degree of potential for
adverse effects on groundwater and an intermediate degree of potential impact
on public health, safety and the environment.
(3) Class III residual waste landfills
involve the disposal of residual wastes with the least degree of potential for
adverse effects on groundwater and the least potential impact on public health,
safety and the environment.
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