Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 287.624 - Approval or denial of an applicationThe Department may not issue a general permit for a category of beneficial use or processing of residual waste unless the applicant has affirmatively demonstrated the following:
(1) The application for the general permit is accurate and complete and the requirements of §§ 287.611, 287.612, 287.621-287.625, 287.631, 287.632, 287.641-287.644, 287.651 and 287.652 have been complied with.(2) The proposed beneficial use or processing activities will be conducted in a manner that will not harm or present a threat of harm to the health, safety or welfare of the people or environment of this Commonwealth through exposure to constituents of the waste during the proposed beneficial use or processing activities and afterwards. At a minimum, the use of the waste as an ingredient in an industrial process or as a substitute for a commercial product may not present a greater harm or threat of harm than the use of the product or ingredient which the waste is replacing.(3) For beneficial use general permits, the physical character and chemical composition of the residual waste which is proposed to be covered by the general permit contributes to the proposed beneficial use, and the physical character and chemical composition of the residual waste does not interfere with the proposed beneficial use. This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 287.421 (relating to administrative inspections); 25 Pa. Code § 287.601 (relating to scope); 25 Pa. Code § 287.611 (relating to authorization for general permit); 25 Pa. Code § 287.612 (relating to nature of a general permit; substitution for individual applications and permits); and 25 Pa. Code § 297.1 (relating to scope).