Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VIII - Municipal Waste
Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION
Subchapter C - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING
PLAN REVISIONS
Section 272.252 - Development of plan revisions

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 272.252

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

(a) A county shall provide written notice to the Department when plan revision development begins. The notice shall describe the proposed plan revisions the county intends to undertake, including a description of how capacity will be assured for the remainder of the planning period.

(b) Within 30 days after receipt of written notice submitted under subsection (a), the Department will notify the county if it determines the proposed revision is substantial.

(1) Sections 272.221-272.233 (relating to plan content), to the extent changes from the approved plan are proposed.

(2) Sections 272.201, 272.202 and 272.204 (relating to purposes; advisory committee; and format of plans).

(3) Section 272.203 (relating to notice to municipalities). At least 30 days before submitting a proposed, nonsubstantial plan revision to the Department, the county shall submit a copy of the proposed revision to the advisory committee and each municipality within the county. A summary of comments received from the advisory committee and municipalities shall be included with the submission of a nonsubstantial revision to the Department.

(d) If the plan revision is determined to be substantial, the county shall also:

(1) Comply with §§ 272.202, 272.241-272.243 and 272.245.

(2) Identify and describe the facilities where municipal waste is currently being disposed or processed, and the remaining available permitted capacity of the facilities. The plan revision shall also consider the capacity which could be made available through the reasonable expansion of the facilities.

(e) For purposes of this section, substantial plan revisions shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) The elimination of a recycling program, contained in a county plan and operating in a county resulting in reduced volume of recycling.

(2) The addition of municipal waste streams not originally included in the plan.

(f) A county may choose to use the substantial revision process even if the Department determines that a plan revision is nonsubstantial.

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