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
RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING
Section 288.283 - Annual operation report

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code ยง 288.283

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

(a) An operator shall submit to the Department an annual operation report by June 30 of each year.

(b) The annual operation report, which shall be submitted on a form supplied by the Department, shall include the following:

(1) The weight or volume of each type of solid waste received. For noncaptive facilities, the report shall include the average daily volume totals computed in accordance with § 288.221 (relating to daily volume).

(2) Unless otherwise provided by the Department in writing, a topographic survey map of the same scale, contour interval and grid system as the original site plans showing the following:
(i) The contours at the beginning and the end of the year.

(ii) The completed areas of the site as well as areas partially filled but not active during the previous year.

(3) A calculation of capacity used in the previous year and remaining permitted capacity.

(4) A description of the acerage used for disposal, the acreage seeded, the acreage that has been vegetated, the acreage where vegetation is permanently established and a narrative of the operator's progress in implementing its closure plan.

(5) A current certificate of insurance as specified in § 287.373(a) (relating to proof of insurance coverage), evidencing continuous coverage for public liability insurance as required by § 287.371 (relating to insurance requirement).

(6) Changes in the previous year concerning the information required by §§ 287.124 and 287.125 (relating to identification of interests; and compliance information). The report shall state if no changes have occurred.

(7) A change in the ownership of the land upon which the facility is located or a change in a lease agreement for the use of the land that may affect or alter the operator's rights upon the land.

(8) Notification of critical stages of facility construction or operation that require certification by a registered professional engineer which will occur in the next year.

(9) A written update of the total bond liability for the facility under § 287.331 (relating to bond amount determination). If additional bonding is determined to be necessary, it shall be submitted to the Department within 90 days after the annual report is due.

(10) Certification that the operator has received the analysis or certification required by § 287.54 (relating to chemical analysis of waste) for each type of residual waste or special handling waste received at the facility, and that the residual waste or special handling waste that is received at the facility meets the conditions in the facility's permit.

(11) For noncaptive facilities, the type and weight or volume of solid waste received from each generator, including the name, mailing address, county and state of each generator.

(12) A record of detected radioactive material.

(c) The annual operation report shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable annual permit administration fee of $4,600 in the form of a check payable to the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."

(d) The report shall include an evaluation of whether the monitoring plan implemented under this subchapter needs to be revised to comply with § 288.252 (relating to number, location and depth of monitoring points) because of changes in groundwater elevation or other reasons. If this evaluation determines that changes in the approved groundwater monitoring plan are necessary, the operator shall immediately notify the Department and submit an application for permit modification under § 287.222 (relating to permit modification) for necessary changes in the monitoring plan.

The provisions of this §288.283 issued under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101-6018.1003); the Pennsylvania Used Oil Recycling Act (58 P. S. §§ 471-480); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1-691.1001); sections 1905-A, 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 510-5, 510-17 and 510-20); and the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101-4000.1904); amended under sections 5(b) and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5(b) and 691.402); section 302 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. § 4000.302); section 408(e) of the Pennsylvania Used Oil Recycling Act (58 P. S. § 408(e)); sections 1905-A, 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 510-5, 510-17 and 510-20); section 105(4) of the Waste Tire Recycling Act (35 P. S. § 6029.105(4)); sections 301 and 302 of the Radiation Protection Act (35 P. S. §§ 7110.301 and 7110.302); the Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Waste Law (35 P. S. §§ 6019.1-6019.6); and the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S. § 4909(e).

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 288.281 (relating to daily operational records).

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