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22-30-15
Section 22-30-15 Regulations as to transporters. Subject to Section 22-30-21,
the department, acting through the commission, is authorized to promulgate regulations establishing
such standards, applicable to transporters of hazardous waste identified or listed under this
chapter, as may be necessary to protect human health or the environment. Such standards shall
include but not be limited to the following: (1) Unless exempted from regulation by this chapter
or rules promulgated under authority of this chapter, obtaining a permit from the department;
(2) Completing the manifest form in conjunction with the generator; (3) Assuring that all
hazardous wastes are transported to the permitted or interim status hazardous waste treatment,
storage facility or disposal facility or alternate facility designated on the manifest or,
if rejected by such facility, returned to the generator; (4) Maintaining records of hazardous
waste transported, and their source and delivery points; and (5)...
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22-30-14
Section 22-30-14 Responsibilities of generators. (a) The department, acting through
the commission, is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing such standards,
applicable to generators of hazardous waste as may be necessary to protect human health or
the environment. Such standards shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Determining
if solid wastes generated are hazardous wastes as defined by this chapter; (2) Proper labeling
of hazardous wastes; (3) Assuring that all hazardous wastes generated are treated, or disposed
of at treatment, storage or disposal facilities which: a. If in state, are permitted or have
interim status under this chapter; or b. If out of state, are permitted or have interim status
from a state authorized under Section 3006 of the RCRA to operate a hazardous waste
permitting program in lieu of the federal program or are permitted or have interim status
under the RCRA; (4) Maintaining records of hazardous waste produced, generated,...
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22-30-16
Section 22-30-16 Responsibilities of hazardous waste storage and treatment facility
and hazardous waste disposal site operators. (a) The department, acting through the commission,
is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations establishing such standards, applicable
to owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities as may
be necessary to protect human health or the environment. In establishing such standards, the
department may, where appropriate, distinguish in such standards between requirements appropriate
for new facilities and for facilities in existence on the date of promulgation of such regulations.
Such standards shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) Unless exempted from
regulation by this chapter or rules promulgated under authority of this chapter, obtaining
a permit from the department or interim status for each treatment, storage or disposal facility;
(2) Assuring that all hazardous wastes are stored, treated or...
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22-30-11
Section 22-30-11 Adoption of regulations, guidelines, criteria and standards by State
Department; states from which hazardous wastes cannot be accepted; penalty; contracts to satisfy
federal capacity assurance programs limited. (a) The department, acting through the commission,
is authorized to promulgate, and may revise when appropriate, rules and regulations, guidelines,
criteria and standards for all hazardous waste management practices. (b) It is unlawful for
any person who owns or operates a commercial hazardous waste treatment or disposal facility
within this state to dispose or treat any hazardous wastes generated in any state outside
the State of Alabama which: (1) Prohibits by law or regulation the treatment or disposal of
hazardous wastes within that state and which has no facility permitted or existing within
that state for the treatment or disposal of hazardous wastes; or (2) Has no facility permitted
or existing within that state for the treatment or disposal of hazardous...
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22-30-12
Section 22-30-12 Permit program. (a) The department, acting through the commission,
is authorized to promulgate a permit program for hazardous waste management practices and,
acting through the commission, to promulgate criteria for issuing permits and rules identifying
procedures for obtaining permits. (b) Except as provided by this subsection or subsections
(i) and (j) of this section, no person shall engage in the transportation, treatment,
storage or disposal of hazardous waste without having applied for and obtained a permit from
the department issued under authority of this section. The department, acting through
the commission, may promulgate rules which exempt certain hazardous waste management practices
from the requirement to obtain a permit under this section. (c) Unless specifically
exempted from regulation by this chapter or rules promulgated under authority of this chapter,
no person may commence or continue construction or operation of any hazardous waste treatment,...
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22-30-19
Section 22-30-19 Penalties and remedies. (a) Whenever, on the basis of any information,
the department determines that any person is in violation of any requirement of this chapter,
any rule or regulation promulgated by the department or any permit issued under authority
granted by this chapter, the department may issue an order requiring compliance immediately
or within a specified time period, and, in cases where an imminent threat to human health
or the environment is demonstrated, suspend operations causing such threat until the department
determines that adequate steps are being taken to correct such violations. (b) Whenever, on
the basis of any information, the department determines that there is or has been a release
of hazardous waste into the environment from a facility authorized to operate under Section
22-30-12(i), the department may issue an order requiring corrective action or such other response
measure as it deems necessary to protect human health or the environment....
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22-30-17
Section 22-30-17 Manifest. (a) The department shall develop and, acting through the
commission, promulgate a manifest. (b) A manifest shall be required to accompany transportation,
for off-site storage, treatment or disposal of hazardous waste, provided, however, that regarding
bulk shipments by rail or water, a shipping paper may be substituted for the manifest if the
shipping paper meets the requirements set out in the rules and regulations promulgated under
this chapter. The manifest shall be originated by the hazardous waste generator and shall
identify the hazardous waste transported, the quantity of such waste, and such other information
as the department may require. (c) A copy of each complete manifest shall be forwarded monthly
to the department by owners or operators treating, storing or disposing of hazardous wastes
received from off-site. (Acts 1978, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 129, p. 1843, §17; Acts 1984, No.
84-50, p. 57, §1; Acts 1987, No. 87-807, p. 1590, §13.)...
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22-30-10
Section 22-30-10 Development and revision of criteria for determining hazardous wastes.
(a) The department, acting through the commission, shall promulgate and revise criteria for
identifying hazardous waste. (b) When developing these criteria, the department shall determine
whether the concentrations being disposed of present immediate or persistent toxic hazards
to human health or the environment, or the resistance of such wastes to natural degradation
or detoxification and/or whether such wastes are bioconcentrative, ignitable, reactive, toxic,
irritating, corrosive or infectious in addition to any hazardous characteristics. (c) The
department shall compile, and revise from time to time thereafter, a listing of solid wastes
which have been determined to be hazardous by using these criteria. Unless specifically excluded,
all solid wastes identified as hazardous by application of the criteria are hazardous wastes
and must be managed in accordance with this chapter and the regulations...
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22-30-9
Section 22-30-9 General responsibilities of State Department. The responsibilities of
the department include the following: (1) The department may adopt procedures for granting
variances and is empowered to grant such variances. (2) The department, acting through the
commission, may promulgate, and may revise when appropriate, rules and regulations and may
enter into agreements to ensure that information obtained by the department regarding facilities
and sites for the treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste is available to the public
in substantially the same manner, and to the same degree, as would be the case under the Federal
Hazardous Waste Management Program administered by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency under authority of the RCRA and shall establish procedures to ensure that trade secrets
used by any person regarding methods of hazardous wastes handling and disposal are utilized
by the department, or any authorized representative of the department,...
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22-30-3
Section 22-30-3 Definitions. When used in this chapter and except where the context
prohibits, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSION.
The Environmental Management Commission of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management
as created by Section 22-22A-6. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Environmental
Management as created by Section 22-22A-4. (3) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama
Department of Environmental Management. (4) DISPOSAL. The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping,
spilling, leaking or placing of any hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such
hazardous waste or any constituent thereof may enter the environment or be emitted into the
air or discharged into any waters, including ground waters. (5) HAZARDOUS WASTE. A solid waste,
or combination of solid wastes, which, because of its quantity, concentration or physical,
chemical or infectious characteristics may: a. Cause, or significantly contribute to,...
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