OAR 340-093-0260 through 340-093-0290 establish criteria and procedures for determining if the use of a solid waste is a beneficial use. OAR 340-093-0270 lists approved standing beneficial uses of solid waste. The Department may approve case-specific beneficial uses of solid waste according to the criteria and procedures in OAR 340-093-0280 and 340-093-0290.
(1) A beneficial use determination is not needed for the:(a) Disposal of solid waste that is exempt from permit requirements under OAR, chapter 340, divisions 93 or 96; or(b) Recycling of a recyclable material under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Rules, OAR chapter 340, divisions 90 and 91.(2) The Department will review and approve the beneficial use of a solid waste at a permitted solid waste or hazardous waste disposal site through the applicable permit.(3) The Department may consider the policy and waste management hierarchy in ORS 459.015(2)(a) in making case-specific beneficial use determinations under OAR 340-093-0290.(4) A solid waste managed according to a standing beneficial use determination under OAR 340-093-0270 or a case-specific beneficial use determination under OAR 340-093-0280 and 340-093-0290 is not regulated as solid waste.(5) The Department may review solid waste uses authorized before the effective date of this rule and may require the recipient of a prior authorization to apply for and obtain a case-specific beneficial use determination to continue implementing the earlier approved use, if the use is not a standing beneficial use under OAR 340-093-0270.(6) OAR 340-093-0260 through 340-093-0290 do not supersede any city or county authority under ORS Chapter 268, 459, or 459A.Or. Admin. Code § 340-093-0260
DEQ 4-2010, f. & cert. ef. 5-14-10Stat. Auth.: ORS 459.045, 459.215, 459.235, 459.A025 & 468.065
Stats. Implemented: ORS 459.045, ORS 459.215 & 459.235