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 B - COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 285.216 - Wastes from accidents and spills
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A person or municipality that generates or discharges municipal waste or other material as a result of an accident, spill or emergency shall notify the Department prior to the disposal of the waste.
(b) The Department may immediately approve emergency storage, transportation, processing or disposal methods necessary to mitigate harm to the public health, safety or the environment. Storage may be at the site of emergency at a permitted processing or disposal facility under § 285.117 (relating to emergency storage) or at a site approved by the Department.
(c) Compliance with this section does not relieve a person from liability, either criminal or civil, under the act, the environmental protection acts or this title.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 284.501 (relating to scope); 25 Pa. Code § 285.201 (relating to scope); and 25 Pa. Code § 299.201 (relating to scope).
