25 Pa. Code § 264a.78 - Hazardous waste management fee
(a) The owner or operator of a hazardous
waste management facility shall remit to the Department a hazardous waste
management fee based on the total number of tons, or portion thereof, treated,
stored or disposed at that facility.
(b) A hazardous waste management fee will not
be assessed for:
(1) Storage or treatment of
hazardous waste at the site at which it was generated.
(2) Storage or treatment at a captive
facility.
(3) Storage of hazardous
waste prior to recycling at a commercial recycling facility which meets the
requirements of this article.
(c) The owner or
operator shall remit hazardous waste management fees quarterly along with the
forms required by §
264a.79 (relating to documentation
of hazardous waste management fee submission) postmarked or delivered to the
Department by the 20th day of the month following the quarter ending the last
day of March, June, September and December of each year. If the submission date
falls on a weekend or State holiday, the report shall be postmarked or received
by the Department on or before the next business day after the 20th.
(d) Payment shall be by check or money order,
payable to "The Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund," and shall be forwarded along
with the required forms to the Department at the address specified on the form.
Alternative payment methods may be accepted with prior written approval of the
Department.
(e) For purposes of
assessing fees incineration is considered to be treatment. A fee will not be
assessed for the incineration of hazardous waste at an onsite or captive
incineration facility.
(f) Fees
shall be calculated based on standard tons.
(1) For purposes of this section:
(i) A standard ton equals 2,000
pounds.
(ii) A metric ton shall be
converted to a standard ton by dividing the metric ton by a factor of
0.91.
(2) Liquid wastes
shall be converted to tons as follows:
(i)
Standard measure gallons shall be converted to tons using a factor of 8.0
pounds per gallon.
(ii) Liters
shall be converted to tons using a factor of 2.1 pounds per liter.
(3) Cubic yards and cubic meters
shall be converted to standard tons using a factor of 1 ton per each of these
units, or part thereof.
(g) Quantities reported shall be as indicated
on the manifest by the treatment, storage or disposal facility designated on
the manifest or, if not indicated by that facility, as specified on the
manifest by the generator.
(h)
Except as provided in subsection (i), if more than one hazardous waste
management activity occurs at the same commercial hazardous waste management
facility, the owner or operator shall pay a single fee per ton, or fraction
thereof, which shall be the highest rate of the management activities involving
each individual waste stream at that facility.
(i) When treatment or incineration prior to
disposal results in a reduction in the tonnage of waste requiring disposal, the
operator will be assessed the disposal management fee for the waste requiring
disposal after treatment or incineration, and the treatment management fee for
the remainder of the waste which underwent treatment.
Notes
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 264a.79 (relating to documentation of hazardous waste management fee submission).
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