La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 5, May 20, 2024

Section V-103 - Purpose

A. These rules and regulations serve a fourfold purpose:

1. first, to protect the health and well-being of the people of the state of Louisiana and to prevent damage to property or to the environment by the improper management of hazardous waste;

2. second, to provide incentives for the maximum recovery and reuse of substances in hazardous waste streams that are possible through the use of the most advanced technology;

3. third, to carefully consider the impact of the program on the economic vitality of the state and to achieve a proper balance that protects the health of the citizens and the environment of the state while meeting the needs of industry; and

4. fourth, to establish minimum state standards that define the acceptable management of hazardous waste.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-103

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 10:200 (March 1984).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2180 et seq.