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 285.117 - Emergency storage
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Notwithstanding a provision of this article or term or condition of a permit for a solid waste processing or disposal facility, the Department may allow the storage of municipal waste at a permitted facility if the following conditions are met:
(1) The waste was created, spilled or released during or as a result of an emergency. The waste may also be created as a result of adverse effects on groundwater from a solid waste management facility, materials storage tank or similar source.
(2) The permitted facility includes the following:
(3) Within 5 working days after storage begins, the Department has received an application for permit modification under § 271.222 (relating to permit modification) to allow the disposal or processing of the waste at the facility.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 285.101 (relating to scope); and 25 Pa. Code § 285.216 (relating to wastes from accidents and spills).
