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Subchapter A. SITING HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec.
269a.1. Definitions.
SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY
269a.11. Scope and applicability.
269a.12. Phase I.
269a.13. Phase II.
269a.14. Distances.
PHASE I EXCLUSIONARY CRITERIA
269a.21. Water supply.
269a.22. Flood hazard areas.
269a.23. Wetlands.
269a.24. Oil and gas areas.
269a.25. Carbonate bedrock areas.
269a.26. National natural landmarks and historic places.
269a.27. Dedicated lands in public trust.
269a.28. Agricultural areas.
269a.29. Exceptional value waters.
PHASE II CRITERIA
269a.41. Water supply.
269a.42. Geology.
269a.43. Soils.
269a.44. Mineral bearing areas.
269a.45. Land use.
269a.46. Transportation standards.
269a.47. Safety services.
269a.48. Proximity of facilities and structures.
269a.49. Ecomonic criteria.
269a.50. Environmental assessment considerations.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 269a.1. Definitions.
(a) The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Active water supplyA water supply in use prior to both the receipt of a permit application and the establishment of a public participation program for a hazardous waste management facility.
Facility siteAll contiguous land owned or under the control of an owner or operator of a hazardous waste facility and identified in a permit or permit application.
Qualifying facilityIs one of the following:(i) A new commercial hazardous waste treatment or disposal facility, which did not exist as a solid waste or recycling facility prior to December 18, 1988, that:
(A) Has been issued a written permit after December 18, 1988.
(B) Fulfills the hazardous waste treatment or disposal capacity needs identified in the Pennsylvania hazardous waste facilities plan.
(C) Accepts hazardous waste under the conditions of the permit.
(D) Did not operate under 40 CFR Part 270 Subpart G (relating to interim status), as incorporated by reference in § 270a.1 (relating to incorporation by reference, scope and applicability), prior to the issuance of the written permit.
(ii) An existing permitted commercial hazardous waste treatment or disposal facility which was permitted before December 18, 1988, that:
(A) Has been issued a written permit modification to expand the facility after December 18, 1988.
(B) Fulfills the hazardous waste treatment or disposal capacity needs identified in the hazardous waste facilities plan.
(C) Accepts a larger volume of hazardous waste than was authorized in the permit prior to modification to expand the facility.
WetlandAn area inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, including swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas. The term includes, but is not limited to, wetland areas listed in the State Water Plan, the United States Forest Service Wetlands Inventory of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Plan, the United States Fish and Wildlife National Wetland Inventory and wetland areas designated by a river basin commission.(b) All other words and terms not defined in this subchapter have the meanings ascribed to them in § 260a.10 (relating to definitions).
Source The provisions of this § 269a.1 amended September 7, 2001, effective September 8, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 5075. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (255010) to (255011).
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.101 (relating to definitions).
SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY
§ 269a.11. Scope and applicability.
The requirements of this chapter apply to siting of hazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities. The hazardous waste treatment or disposal facility shall satisfy all other applicable requirements of this article. The criteria for siting hazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities are divided into two phases as described in § § 269a.12 and 269a.13 (relating to Phase I; and Phase II).
§ 269a.12. Phase I.
Phase I exclusionary criteria are established in § § 269a.21269a.29 (relating to Phase I exclusionary criteria) and prohibit the siting of a hazardous waste treatment or disposal facility in an excluded area delineated under these criteria. The Department will deny a permit application without further review if the Department determines the proposed facility is located in an excluded area. Phase I criteria apply to hazardous waste treatment or disposal facilities, except for the following:
(1) A facility sited and substantially constructed in good faith prior to the effective date of this chapter.
(2) Modifications to a facility within the existing facility site.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.11 (relating to scope and applicability).
§ 269a.14. Distances.
The distances from a facility to a feature or structure described in these criteria shall be measured from the perimeter of the facility site.
PHASE I EXCLUSIONARY CRITERIA
§ 269a.21. Water supply.
(a) Landfill, land treatment and surface impoundment facilities may not be sited in the following locations:
(1) Within 1/2 mile of a well or spring used for a community water supply.
(2) Within 1/2 mile of either side of a stream or impoundment for a distance of 5 stream miles upstream of a surface water intake for a community water supply.
(3) Within 1/2 mile of an offsite private or noncommunity public well or spring used as an active water supply, unless prior to operation of the facility the applicant demonstrates the availability of an acceptable permanent alternative supply of like quantity, yield and quality to the existing supply, and provides financial assurance that the alternate supply will be made available at no additional cost to the water supply owner for a period of time that shall be no less than the bond liability period established in section 505(a) of the SWMA (35 P. S. § 6018.505(a)). If a permit is granted, it shall include a permit condition which requires installation of the alternative water supply prior to operation of the facility.
(b) A permanent alternative supply may be provided through the development of a new well with a distribution system, interconnection with a public water supply, extension of a private water supply or similar proposals, but it may not include provision of bottled water or a water tank supplied by a bulk water hauling system.
(1) The applicant shall demonstrate good faith efforts to reach agreement with the water supply owner regarding the provision of an acceptable permanent alternative water supply.
(2) If the applicant is unable, despite good faith efforts, to reach agreement with the water supply owner, the applicant shall demonstrate to the Department that an acceptable permanent alternative water supply is available, has been offered and will be provided to the water supply owner.
(3) The Department will determine that an alternative permanent water supply is acceptable if the quality and quantity satisfy requirements for public water supplies under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. § § 721.1721.17) and Chapter 109 (relating to safe drinking water). The Department may require the alternative water supply to provide higher quality, quantity or yield of water than that required to be delivered by public water systems if the water supply owner demonstrates that the higher quality, quantity or yield is necessary to continue a preexisting use of substantial economic value.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.12 (relating to phase I).
§ 269a.22. Flood hazard areas.
(a) Surface impoundment, landfill and land treatment facilities may not be sited in the 100-year floodplain or a larger area that the flood of record has inundated.
(b) Treatment and incineration facilities may not be sited in the 100-year floodplain or a larger area that the flood of record has inundated unless the industrial use on the proposed site was in existence as of October 4, 1978, which is the effective date of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § § 679.101679.601).
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.12 (relating to phase I).
§ 269a.23. Wetlands.
Treatment and disposal facilities may not be sited in wetland areas.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.12 (relating to phase I).
§ 269a.24. Oil and gas areas.
Surface impoundments, landfill and land treatment facilities may not be sited over active or inactive oil and gas wells or gas storage areas located within or beneath the facility site. The term active or inactive oil and gas wells or gas storage areas has the same meaning as in the Oil and Gas Act (58 P. S. § § 601.101601.605).
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.12 (relating to phase I).
§ 269a.25. Carbonate bedrock areas.
Surface impoundments, landfill and land treatment facilities may not be sited over limestone or carbonate formations, where the formations are greater than 5 feet in thickness and present at the topmost geologic unit. Areas mapped by the Pennsylvania Geologic Survey as underlain by formations shall be excluded unless competent geologic studies demonstrate the absence of formations under the facility site.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.12 (relating to phase I).
§ 269a.26. National natural landmarks and historic places.
Treatment and disposal facilities may not be sited within National Natural Landmarks designated by the National Park Service or historic sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, unless the statute under which the designation or listing has been made authorizes the operation of the facilities in these areas.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.12 (relating to phase I).
§ 269a.27. Dedicated lands in public trust.
Treatment and disposal facilities may not be sited on lands in public trust, including State, county or municipal parks, units of the National Parks System, State forests, the Allegheny National Forest, State game lands, property owned by the Historical and Museum Commission, a National wildlife refuge, National fish hatchery or National environmental center unless the agency administering the lands has been given authority by statute or ordinance to allow the operation of the facilities on these lands.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.12 (relating to phase I).
§ 269a.28. Agricultural areas.
Treatment and disposal facilities may not be sited in agricultural areas established under the Agricultural Area Security Law (3 P. S. § § 901915) or in farmlands identified as Class I agricultural land by the Soil Conservation Service.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.12 (relating to phase I).
§ 269a.29. Exceptional value waters.
Treatment and disposal facilities may not be sited in watersheds of exceptional value waters.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.12 (relating to phase I).
PHASE II CRITERIA
§ 269a.41. Water supply.
(a) The applicant shall determine whether a proposed surface impoundment, landfill or land treatment facility is within the groundwater recharge area for public or private water supplies. The applicant shall delineate the position of the proposed facility site within relevant groundwater flow systems. The applicant shall identify all public and private water supplies and water treatment plants which may potentially be adversely affected by groundwater flow associated with the proposed hazardous waste facility, such as the water supplies located down-gradient in the flow path from the facility.
(b) For water supplies or water treatment plants which may be affected by the proposed facility, the applicant shall submit a detailed hydrogeologic study including information addressing the following:
(1) Hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer for the water supplies.
(2) Hydraulic conductivity of the geologic deposits underlying the proposed facility.
(3) Assessment of the influence of faults, fractures or other structural geologic features upon hydraulic conductivity and groundwater flow directions.
(4) Pumping rates of water supply wells and the areal extent and configuration of the cone of pumping depression associated with these wells in relation to the groundwater table of the surrounding areas.
(c) For water supplies or water treatment plants which the hydrogeologic study required in subsection (b) indicate, may be adversely affected by the proposed facility, the applicant shall demonstrate:
(1) The hydrogeologic characteristics of the proposed facility site and adjacent areas assure that implementation of a groundwater monitoring well program will provide protection of water supplies or water treatment plants from potential contamination.
(2) The feasibility of providing a permanent alternative water supply acceptable to the water supply owner of like quantity and quality to the existing supply at no additional cost to the owner.
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.13 (relating to Phase II); and 25 Pa. Code § 269a.153 (relating to impact on adjacent populated areas).
§ 269a.47. Safety services.
Treatment and disposal facilities are deemed to be acceptable if located within an area with adequate safety services. The applicant shall provide information and analyses to allow the Department to assess the adequacy of fire protection, police, ambulance and other necessary safety services available and willing to provide services to the proposed facility. In all cases, the applicant shall also comply with 40 CFR Part 264, Subparts C and D (relating to preparedness and prevention; contingency plan and emergency procedures) and Chapter 264a, Subchapter D (relating to contingency plan and emergency procedures).
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.13 (relating to Phase II); and 25 Pa. Code § 269a.154 (relating to local health, safety, economic impact and planning).
§ 269a.48. Proximity of facilities and structures.
Treatment and disposal facility sites are deemed to be acceptable if the distance from the facility to an airport, school, community park, hospital, church, retail center or nursing home, is greater than 1 mile. If this criterion cannot be met, the applicant shall provide information and analyses to allow the Department to assess the effect the proposed facility will have on the use of these facilities.
Cross References The provisions of this § 269a.50 amended under sections 105, 402 and 501 of the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. § § 6018.105, 6018.402 and 6018.501); sections 303 and 305(e)(2) of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (35 P. S. § § 6020.303 and 6020.305(e)(2)); section 5, 402 and 501 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. § § 691.5, 691.402 and 691.501); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § § 510-20).
Source The provisions of this § 269a.50 amended January 9, 2009, effective January 10, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 501. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (255020) to (255023).
Cross References This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 269a.13 (relating to Phase II).
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