Waste regulations - Chapter 170

Transportation of Solid and Medical Wastes on State Waters

These regulations govern the transportation of solid and medical wastes on state waters andset forth guidelines for the permitting (permit-by-rule) of the facilities off-loading solid wastes and regulated medical wastes from a ship, barge or other vessel transporting such wastes upon the navigable waters of the Commonwealth. The regulations include standards for siting, design/construction and operation of both loading and off-loading facilities, but loading facilities are not required to have a permit. Specific requirements are also provided for containers including a performance standard, testing requirements, a manifest system, and stacking restrictions in the loading and off-loading areas

The regulations establish a financial responsibility requirement for the owners and operators of vessels. They establish a fee system to be paid by vessel owners or operators and collected by off-loading facility owners or operators and remitted to the department. A schedule of permit fees is also included with procedures for submitting the fees.

The Legislative Information Database contains the text of regulations currently in effect. Links to individual sections of the regulations are listed below. The entire text of a regulation can be obtained by using the Legislative Information Database http://leg1.state.va.us/000/reg/TOC09020.HTM . Once in the database, first select the chapter of interest and then choose the "create report" option beside the name of the chapter. To obtain the entire text of a regulation, including forms and documents incorporated by reference, leave the section numbers blank on the report screen. Additional information concerning creating reports from the Legislative Information Database is available at http://leg1.state.va.us/h009.htm .

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Section 10	Definitions
Section 20	Purpose
Section 30	Applicability
Section 40	Relationship to other regulations
Section 50	Enforcement, inspections, and right of entry
Section 60	Delegation of authority
Section 70	Design, operation and maintenance of containers
Section 80	Siting
Section 90	Design and construction of facilities
Section 100	Operation
Section 110	Operation and Maintenance Manual
Section 120	Closure standards
Section 130	Closure plan and amendment of plan
Section 140	Inspection
Section 150	Applicability
Section 160	Compliance dates
Section 170	Permit by rule
Section 180	Permit certification procedures
Section 190	Permit fee requirements
Section 195	Monthly fee requirements
Section 200	[Reserved]
Section 270	General purpose and scope
Section 280	Applicability
Section 290	Certificate of Financial Responsibility
Section 300	Amount and scope of financial responsibility requirement
Section 310	Allowable financial mechanisms
Section 320	Multiple mechanisms
Section 330	Liability requirement
Section 340	Substitution of financial responsibility mechanisms by owner or operator
Section 350	Cancellation or nonrenewal by a provider of financial responsibility
Section 360	Drawing on a financial responsibility mechanism
Section 370	Replenishment of letters of credit or surety bonds
Section 380	Incapacity of owners, operators or financial institution
Section 390	Service of process
Section 400	Release from financial responsibility requirements
Section 400:1	APPENDIX I.
Section 400:2	APPENDIX II.
Section 400:3	APPENDIX III.
Section 400:4	APPENDIX IV.
Section 400:5	APPENDIX V.
Section 400:6	APPENDIX VI.
Section 400:7	APPENDIX VII.
Section 400:8	APPENDIX VIII.
Section 400:9	APPENDIX IX.
Section 410	General provisions
Section 420	Petitioning for variance or exemption
FORMS	FORMS (9VAC20-170)
DIBR	DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (9VAC20-170)

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