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 E - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS II RESIDUAL WASTE DISPOSAL IMPOUNDMENTS
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 289.514 - Modifications of leachate treatment plan

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 289.514

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

(a) If a problem identified in § 289.557 (relating to Departmental notice and remedial action) occurs, the operator shall submit to the Department, within 60 days, a permit modification application under § 287.222 (relating to permit modification), with plans, designs and cross sections to modify its leachate treatment plan.

(b) The Department may approve permit modification applications under § 287.222 to extend, by 1 year at a time, the 3-year limitation for leachate transportation in § 289.553(a) (relating to leachate transportation), if the following conditions apply:

(1) The applicant complies with § 289.513(b) (relating to leachate treatment plan).

(2) The applicant has obtained necessary permits to construct and operate a leachate treatment system under § 289.552 (relating to basic treatment methods).

(3) Leachate transportation from the facility has not caused or contributed to violations of the terms or conditions of the permit.

(4) The applicant has a valid contract for the treatment of leachate at an offsite treatment facility for the 1-year term of the proposed permit modification.

(5) The offsite treatment facility to which leachate would be transported is operating in compliance with The Clean Streams Law and regulations thereunder, and is otherwise capable of accepting and treating leachate from the disposal impoundment.

(6) The disposal impoundment has a remaining permitted life, based on permitted capacity, of at least 3 years.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 289.511 (relating to general requirements); and 25 Pa. Code § 289.553 (relating to leachate transportation).

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