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 C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
DAILY OPERATIONS
Section 288.218 - Nuisance minimization and control

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 288.218

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Vectors. An operator may not cause or allow the attraction, harborage or breeding of vectors.

(b) Odors.

(1) An operator shall implement the plan approved under § 288.136 (relating to nuisance minimization and control plan) to minimize and control public nuisances from odors. If the Department determines during operation of the facility that the plan is inadequate to minimize or control public nuisances, the Department may modify the plan or require the operator to modify the plan and obtain Department approval.

(2) An operator shall perform regular, frequent and comprehensive site inspections to evaluate the effectiveness of cover, capping, gas collection and destruction, waste acceptance and all other waste management practices in reducing the potential for offsite odor creation.

(3) An operator shall promptly address and correct problems and deficiencies discovered in the course of inspections performed under paragraph (2).

(c) Other. An operator shall implement the plan approved under § 288.136 to minimize and control other conditions that are harmful to the environment or public health, or which create safety hazards, odors, dust, noise, unsightliness and other public nuisances.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 288.136 (relating to nuisance minimization and control plan); and 25 Pa. Code § 288.217 (relating to air resources protection).

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