Section Env-Sw 2101.01 - Purpose(a) The purpose of this chapter is to protect public health, safety, and the environment by establishing requirements for managing asbestos disposal sites not regulated under the state solid waste management act, RSA 149-M, and rules adopted pursuant thereto, namely sites where asbestos exists on or in the ground due to dumping activities that ceased prior to July 10, 1981, including but not limited to the many sites in Nashua and Hudson filled with asbestos manufacturing waste from the company then known as the Johns-Manville Corporation.(b) It is intended that this chapter be used in conjunction with other federal, state, and local requirements for managing and controlling asbestos, including but not limited to: (1) New Hampshire administrative rules in Env-A 1800 pertaining to licensing contractors and certifying individuals who disturb asbestos at asbestos disposal sites, as adopted by the department pursuant to RSA 141-E;(2) New Hampshire administrative rules in Env-Sw 901 pertaining to the collection, storage and off-site transfer, processing, treatment, and disposal of asbestos waste, as adopted by the department pursuant to RSA 149-M;(3) Federal regulations pertaining to occupational safety and health, including regulations established and implemented by: a. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 29 CFR 1910 and 29 CFR 1926; andb. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in 40 CFR 763;(4) Federal regulations pertaining to transportation of asbestos, including regulations established by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 49 CFR 107 and 49 CFR 171-172; and(5) Federal regulations pertaining to management of inactive disposal sites for asbestos, including regulations established by the USEPA in 40 CFR 61 or the substitute provisions, if any, approved by the USEPA under 40 CFR 63.93 and identified in 40 CFR 63.99.N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Sw 2101.01
#7647, eff 2-16-02 (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Sw 2100) (formerly Env-Wm 3901.01); ss by #9645, eff 2-16-10
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 37, Filed September 13, 2018, Proposed by #12605, Effective 9/1/2018, Expires 9/1/2028.