§ 6316. Funds; charges.
§ 6316. Funds; charges. (a) The Department may cooperate with and receive moneys from the federal government, and any state or local government, or other appropriate source in carrying out its duties under this chapter. (b) Any charges encountered by the Department as a direct result of the public notice and hearing requirements of this […]
§ 6317. Interstate cooperation.
§ 6317. Interstate cooperation. The General Assembly encourages cooperative activities by the Department and the Commission with other states, interstate or regional organizations, and the federal government for the improved management of hazardous wastes; for improved, and so far as practicable, uniform state laws relating to the management of hazardous wastes; and compacts between this […]
§ 6318. Direct action against guarantor.
§ 6318. Direct action against guarantor. (a) In any case where the owner or operator is in bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the Federal Bankruptcy Code or where (with reasonable diligence) jurisdiction in any state court or any federal court cannot be obtained over an owner or operator likely to be solvent at the […]
§ 6319. Waste-end assessments for persons generating, storing, treating and disposing of hazardous wastes.
§ 6319. Waste-end assessments for persons generating, storing, treating and disposing of hazardous wastes. (a) The Secretary is hereby authorized to impose and collect waste-end assessments in accordance with this section but in no case shall any person pay an annual assessment amount of less than $50 or more than $40,000 regardless of the number […]
§ 6304. Prohibitions; records.
§ 6304. Prohibitions; records. (a) No person shall generate, store, transport, treat or dispose of hazardous wastes in this State without reporting such activity to the Department as required by this chapter and regulations promulgated hereunder. (b) No person shall generate, store, treat, transport or dispose of hazardous wastes within this State except in compliance […]
§ 6305. Regulations.
§ 6305. Regulations. (a) The Secretary shall, after notice and public hearing, promulgate and revise as appropriate: (1) a. Criteria, consistent with those promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under § 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Pub. L. 94-580 [42 U.S.C. § 6921], for identifying the characteristics of […]
§ 6301. Findings; purpose.
§ 6301. Findings; purpose. (a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Continuing technological progress, increases in the amounts of manufacture and the abatement of air and water pollution have resulted in ever-increasing quantities of hazardous wastes; (2) The public health and safety and the environment are threatened where hazardous wastes are not managed in an […]
§ 6302. Definitions.
§ 6302. Definitions. The following words and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) “Activity” means construction, operation or use of any facility, site, property or device. (2) “Commission” means the Commission on the Transportation of Hazardous Materials. (3) “Department” means the Department of […]
§ 6303. Hazardous waste management plan.
§ 6303. Hazardous waste management plan. (a) The Department is authorized to study and investigate the problems of hazardous waste control and management in Delaware, and shall develop and publish after public hearing a statewide hazardous waste management plan, which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) A description of the sources of hazardous […]