Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article IX - Residual Waste Management
Chapter 289 - RESIDUAL WASTE DISPOSAL IMPOUNDMENTS
Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
IMPOUNDMENTS
Section 289.274 - Failure
Universal Citation: 25 PA Code ยง 289.274
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) If an impoundment fails, the operator shall immediately comply with the following:
(1) Stop adding waste to the
impoundment.
(2) Contain discharges
that have occurred or are occurring.
(3) Notify the Department of the failure of
the impoundment and the measures taken to remedy the failure.
(b) An impoundment that has been removed from service due to failure may not be restored to service unless the impoundment has been repaired, the repair has been certified to the Department in writing by a registered professional engineer and the Department has approved in writing the restoration of the impoundment to service.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 289.161 (relating to impoundment plan); and 25 Pa. Code § 299.144 (relating to operating requirements).
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