Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-31-12

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 28-31-12 - Inspections

(a) Upon presentation of credentials and stating the purpose or the visit, the following actions may be performed during the regular business hours of the facility by the secretary or the secretary's designee:

(1) Entering any factory, plant, construction site, hazardous waste storage, treatment, or disposal facility, or other location where hazardous wastes could potentially be generated, stored, treated, or disposed of, and inspecting the premises to gather information regarding existing conditions and procedures;

(2) obtaining samples of actual or potential hazardous waste from any person or from the property of any person, including samples from any vehicle in which hazardous wastes are being transported;

(3) stopping and inspecting any vehicle, if there is reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle is transporting hazardous wastes;

(4) conducting tests, analyses, and evaluations of wastes and waste-like materials to determine whether or not the wastes or materials are hazardous and whether or not the requirements of these regulations are being met;

(5) obtaining samples from any containers;

(6) making reproductions of container labels;

(7) inspecting and copying any records, reports, information, or test results relating to wastes generated, stored, transported, treated, or disposed of;

(8) photographing or videotaping any hazardous waste management facility, device, structure, or equipment;

(9) drilling test wells or groundwater monitoring wells on the property of any person where hazardous wastes are generated, stored, transported, treated, disposed of, discharged, or migrating off-site and obtaining samples from the wells; and

(10) conducting tests, analyses, and evaluations of soil, groundwater, surface water, and air to determine whether the requirements of these regulations are being met.

(b) If, during the inspection, unsafe or unpermitted hazardous waste management procedures are discovered, the operator of the facility may be instructed by the secretary or the secretary's designee to retain and properly store hazardous wastes, pertinent records, samples, and other items. These materials shall be retained by the operator until the waste has been identified and the secretary determines the proper procedures to be used in handling the waste.

(c) When obtaining samples, the facility operator shall be allowed to collect duplicate samples for separate analyses.

(d) During the inspection, all reasonable security, safety, and sanitation measures employed at the facility shall be followed by the secretary or the secretary's designee.

(e) A written report listing all deficiencies found during the inspection and stating the measures required to correct the deficiencies shall be prepared and sent to the operator.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-31-12

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 65-3431; effective May 1, 1982; amended, T-85-42, Dec. 19, 1984; amended May 1, 1985; amended May 1, 1987; amended June 4, 1999; amended April 29, 2011.