Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article IX - Residual Waste Management
Chapter 295 - COMPOSTING FACILITIES FOR RESIDUAL WASTE
Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPOSTING FACILITIES
RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING
Section 295.271 - Daily operational records

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code ยง 295.271

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

(a) A person or municipality that operates a composting facility shall make and maintain an operational record for each day that residual waste is received, processed or transported offsite. Daily operational records shall be retained for the life of the facility bond, or longer if determined by the Department to be necessary to meet the standards of the environmental protection acts. These records shall be made available to the Department upon request.

(b) The daily operational record shall include the following:

(1) The type and weight or volume of the solid waste received.

(2) The name, mailing address, county and state of each generator of residual waste.

(3) The transporters of the solid waste.

(4) A record of activities for which entries are needed to comply with the annual operation report required in § 295.272 (relating to annual operation report).

(5) A record of actions taken to correct violations of the act, the environmental protection acts and this title.

(6) A description of waste handling problems or emergency disposal activities.

(7) For noncaptive facilities, a record of each incident in which radioactive material is detected in waste loads. The record shall include:
(i) The date, time and location of the occurrence.

(ii) A brief narrative description of the occurrence.

(iii) Specific information on the origin of the material, if known.

(iv) A description of the radioactive material involved, if known.

(v) The name, address and telephone numbers of the supplier or handler of the radioactive material and the name of the driver.

(vi) The final disposition of the material.

(c) The operator shall maintain accurate operational records sufficient to determine whether residual waste is being stored under Chapter 299, Subchapter A (relating to standards for storage of residual waste).

The provisions of this §295.271 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); sections 104(a), 301(c) and 303(a) of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.104(a), 6026.301(c) and 6026.303(a)); 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).

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