Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VIII - Municipal Waste
Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subchapter C - PERMIT REVIEW PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS
OTHER PERMITTING PROVISIONS
Section 271.231 - Equivalency review procedure
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024
(a) In approving a permit application under this article, the Department may authorize, in writing, alternatives to the design requirements in this article only if, and only to the extent that, specific sections in this article expressly state that alternatives may be authorized under this section.
(b) A person requesting an alternative under this section shall submit a request to the Department, in writing. The request shall:
(c) No equivalency alternative will be approved unless the application affirmatively demonstrates that the following conditions are met:
(d) In lieu of approving an equivalency alternative for the entire facility, the Department may approve an equivalency alternative for part of a site as provided in Subchapter F (relating to demonstration facilities).
(e) If an alternative design is approved through a major permit modification, the Department may approve the applicability of the alternative design to another applicant through a minor permit modification.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 271.141 (relating to public notice by applicant); 25 Pa. Code § 271.144 (relating to public notice and public hearings for permit modifications); 25 Pa. Code § 273.233 (relating to intermediate cover and slopes); 25 Pa. Code § 273.234 (relating to final cover and grading); 25 Pa. Code § 273.253 (relating to subbase); 25 Pa. Code § 273.254 (relating to secondary liner); 25 Pa. Code § 273.255 (relating to leachate detection zone); 25 Pa. Code § 273.256 (relating to primary liner); 25 Pa. Code § 273.257 (relating to protective cover); 25 Pa. Code § 273.258 (relating to leachate collection system within protective cover); 25 Pa. Code § 273.259 (relating to surface mined areas); 25 Pa. Code § 277.232 (relating to intermediate cover and slopes); 25 Pa. Code § 277.233 (relating to final cover and grading); 25 Pa. Code § 277.253 (relating to subbase); 25 Pa. Code § 277.254 (relating to leachate detection zone); 25 Pa. Code § 277.255 (relating to liner); 25 Pa. Code § 277.256 (relating to protective cover); 25 Pa. Code § 277.257 (relating to leachate collection system within protective cover); and 25 Pa. Code § 277.258 (relating to surface mined areas).