Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VIII - Municipal Waste
Chapter 285 - STORAGE, COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE
Subchapter A - STORAGE OF MUNICIPAL WASTE
GENERAL
Section 285.112 - Design and operation

(a) A person or municipality storing municipal waste shall employ best engineering design and construction practices for all phases of construction and operation.

(b) A person or municipality may not store municipal waste in a manner that exceeds the design capacity of the storage facility.

(c) The Department may require a person or municipality to install a water quality monitoring system in accordance with §§ 273.281-273.285 if storage of the waste has the potential to cause groundwater degradation. In all cases, a groundwater monitoring system is required for sewage sludge storage impoundments constructed after January 25, 1997, and leachate storage impoundments under § 285.123 (relating to impoundments-general).

(d) A person or municipality storing municipal waste shall routinely inspect the facility, its equipment and the surrounding area for evidence of failure and shall immediately take necessary corrective actions. The person or municipality shall maintain records of inspections and corrective actions that were taken, and shall make the records available to the Department upon request.

(e) A person or municipality may not store putrescible waste in piles, except for sewage sludge that has been stabilized, dried to 20% or greater solids content by weight, and stored under this chapter.