25 Pa. Code § 271.811 - Authorization for general permit
(a) Under §§
271.812 and
271.821-271.825, the Department may issue
general permits on a regional or Statewide basis for a category of processing
when processing is necessary to prepare the waste for beneficial use , or for a
category of beneficial use , or both, of municipal waste , if the following are
met:
(1) The wastes included in the category
are generated by the same or substantially similar operations and have the same
or substantially similar physical character and chemical composition. If wastes
are not the same or substantially similar and are blended for use, the blend
shall be consistently reproduced with the same physical character and chemical
composition.
(2) The wastes
included in the category are proposed for the same or substantially similar
beneficial use or processing operations.
(3) The activities in the category can be
adequately regulated utilizing standardized conditions without harming or
presenting a threat of harm to the health, safety or welfare of the people or
environment of this Commonwealth. The Department will not issue a general
permit if the use of the waste as an ingredient in an industrial process or as
a substitute for a commercial product presents a greater harm or threat of harm
than the use of the produce or ingredient which the waste is
replacing.
(b) The
Department may issue a general permit upon its own motion under §
271.825 (relating to Department
initiated general permits) or upon an application from a person or municipality
under §§
271.821-271.824.
(c) The Department may modify, suspend,
revoke, issue or reissue a general permit or coverage under a general permit
under this subchapter as it deems necessary to prevent harm or the threat of
harm to the health, safety or welfare of the people or environment of this
Commonwealth.
(d) The Department
may modify, suspend, revoke, issue or reissue a general permit or coverage
under a general permit under this subchapter as it deems necessary to prevent
violation of or interference with the laws or solid waste management plans of
any state, county or municipality .
(e) The Department may issue a general permit
for processing combinations of municipal and residual wastes when processing is
necessary to prepare a waste for beneficial use , or for beneficial use of
combinations of municipal and residual wastes, or both, under this article or
Article IX (relating to residual waste management ), whichever the Department
determines is appropriate. The Department will determine which article is
appropriate based on factors including whether the facility is captive or
noncaptive, and the proportions of municipal and residual wastes. A general
permit for processing or beneficial use of combinations of sewage sludge and
residual waste will be issued only under this subchapter.
(f) The requirements in this subchapter that
apply to municipal waste also apply to residual waste when residual waste is
mixed with municipal waste .
(g) The
Department will not issue a general permit under this subchapter for the
following:
(1) A municipal waste landfill ,
the use of municipal waste to fill open pits from coal or noncoal mining , or
the use of municipal waste solely to level an area or bring the area to grade
unless construction activity is completed on the area promptly after placement
of the waste .
(2) A facility or
activity which should be covered under the individual permitting process
required in this article because of its size and potential to affect the
environment adversely or because of its relationship to municipal waste
management plans.
(3) The
processing or beneficial use of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic
waste .
(4) The beneficial use of
sewage sludge by land application for sewage sludge that is not mixed with
residual waste .
(5) The use of a
waste for construction or operations at a resource recovery facility or
disposal facility .
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.