W. Va. Code R. § 157-8-21

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 157-8-21 - Priority Listing

21.1 Ranking. The Division will establish an environmental priority ranking for waste tire piles within the State.

21.2 Highest Ranking. Waste tire piles with a higher ranking will, in general, be remediated/cleaned up before lower ranking sites.

21.3 Order of Remediation Affected By. The actual order of remediating/cleaning up of waste tire piles can be affected by:

21.3.a Priority ranking

21.3.b Funds available

21.3.c Code Compliance

21.3.d Legal issues outstanding

21.3.e Manpower availability

21.3.f Environmental Impact

21.3.g Seasonal Conditions

21.3.h Disposal Site Availability

21.3.i Other Special Conditions Which Justify Immediate Action

21.4 Updating. The priority listing will be maintained and updated as new sites and their data become available to the Division.

21.5 Priority Ranking. The priority ranking will be based upon, but not limited to the following:

21.5.a health Issues - Vector, Rodent, Water;

21.5.b potential for ground water contamination;

21.5.c potential for stream pollution;

21.5.d potential for air quality problems and/or susceptibility of waste tire pile to fire;

21.5.e proximity to population centers;

21.5.f potential number of population affected;

21.5.g number of waste tires in pile; and

21.5.h other special conditions which justify immediate action.

21.6 Phase Remediations. The Division may do phase remediation on a given waste tire pile based upon factors in subsection 21.3 of this rule.

21.6.1 Site completion must be done as quickly as possible.

W. Va. Code R. § 157-8-21