Haw. Code R. § 11-270-61 - Emergency permits

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or chapter 11-271, in the event the director finds an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health or the environment the director may issue a temporary emergency permit:

(1) To a non-permitted facility to allow treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste; or

(2) To a permitted facility to allow treatment, storage, or disposal of a hazardous waste not covered by an effective permit.

(b) This emergency permit:

(1) May be oral or written. If oral, it shall be followed in five days by a written emergency permit;

(2) Shall not exceed ninety days in duration;

(3) Shall clearly specify the hazardous wastes to be received, and the manner and location of their treatment, storage, or disposal;

(4) May be terminated by the director at any time without process if he or she determines that termination is appropriate to protect human health and the environment;

(5) Shall be accompanied by a public notice published under section 11-271-10(b) including:

(i) Name and address of the office granting the emergency authorization;

(ii) Name and location of the permitted HWM facility;

(iii) A brief description of the wastes involved;

(iv) A brief description of the action authorized and reasons for authorizing it; and

(v) Duration of the emergency permit; and

(6) Shall incorporate, to the extent possible and not inconsistent with the emergency situation, all applicable requirements of this chapter and chapters 11-264 and 11-266.

Notes

Haw. Code R. § 11-270-61

[Eff 6/18/94; am 3/13/99; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-35) (Imp: 40 C.F.R. §270.61)