Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1319-L – Exemption for treatment of corrosive hazardous wastes
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1. Licensing. A hazardous waste facility license is not required under section 1317?A or 1319?O for elementary neutralization units as defined in department rules for the owner or operator of the facility who complies with requirements of law applicable to elementary neutralization or elementary neutralization units. Requirements of law include waste discharge permits authorizing the discharge of treated waste, permit or other requirements for adoption of a spill prevention plan, and maintenance of collection and treatment equipment.
[PL 1995, c. 241, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1319-L
- Discharge: includes , but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, disposing, emptying or dumping of hazardous waste onto the land or into the water or ambient air. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1319-C
- Hazardous waste: means a waste substance or material, in any physical state, designated as hazardous by the board under section 1319?O. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
- Treatment: means any process, including but not limited to incineration, designed to change the character or composition of any hazardous waste, waste oil or biomedical waste so as to render the waste less hazardous or infectious. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1303-C
2. Reporting. Collection and handling of hazardous waste exempt from licensing under subsection 1 is also exempt from the reporting requirement under section 1318, subsection 1 and section 1318?B, subsection 1 provided such wastes are discharged into a contained area, which may include a pipe or sewer.
[PL 1995, c. 241, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1995, c. 241, §1 (NEW).