La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § V-701

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section V-701 - Emergency Permits

A. Notwithstanding any other provision, in the event the administrative authority finds an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health or the environment, he may issue a temporary emergency permit (1) to a nonpermitted facility to allow treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste or (2) to a permitted facility to allow treatment, storage, or disposal of a hazardous waste not covered by an effective permit. This emergency permit:

1. may be oral or written; if oral, it shall be followed in five days by a written emergency permit;

2. shall not exceed 90 days in duration;

3. shall clearly specify the hazardous wastes to be received, and the manner and location of their treatment, storage, or disposal;

4. may be terminated by the administrative authority at any time without process if he determines that termination is appropriate to protect human health and the environment;

5. shall be accompanied by a public notice published under LAC 33:V.715 including:

a. name and address of the office granting the emergency authorization;

b. name and location of the permitted TSD facility;

c. a brief description of the wastes involved;

d. a brief description of the action authorized and reasons for authorizing it; and

e. duration of the emergency permit;

6. shall incorporate, to the extent possible and not inconsistent with the emergency situation, all applicable and appropriate requirements of LAC 33:V.Subpart 1.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § V-701

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Solid and Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 10:200 (March 1984), amended LR 10:496 (July 1984), LR 18:1256 (November 1992), amended by the Office of Waste Services, Hazardous Waste Division, LR 24:658 (April 1998).

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