Hawaii Revised Statutes 342L-5 – Variances allowed
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342L-5
- Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342L-1
- Variance: means special written authorization from the director to own, install, or operate an underground storage tank or tank system in a manner deviating, or to do an act that deviates, from the requirements of rules adopted under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342L-1
Provisions under this chapter deemed more stringent than the federal rules established under Subtitle I of the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as added by the federal Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, may be varied by the department, when the variance results in an equivalent degree of human health and environmental protection and does not present a greater danger to human health or the environment.